Ethnic disparities in patient recall of physician recommendations of diagnostic and treatment procedures for coronary disease

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 148, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 741-749

  Sanderson, Bonnie K ^a   Raczynski, James M ^b   Cornell, Carol E ^b   Hardin, Michael ^b   Taylor Jr , Herman A ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Blacks; Coronary disease; Diagnosis; Ethnic groups; Physicians

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PHYSICIAN; RECALL; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0032532135     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009695     Document Type: Article

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