Understanding racial variation in the use of carotid endarterectomy: The role of aversion to surgery

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-33

  Oddone, Eugene Z ^a   Horner, Ronnie D ^b   Diers, Tiffiny ^b   Lipscomb, Joseph ^b   McIntyre, Lauren ^b   Cauffman, Cynthia ^b   Whittle, Jeff ^b   Passman, Leigh J ^b   Kroupa, Laura ^b   Heaney, Robert ^b   Matchar, David ^b  

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

African Americans; Carotid endarterectomy; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ATTITUDE; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031605945     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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