Definition of race and ethnicity in older people in Medicare and Medicaid

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 730-733

  Pan, Cynthia X ^a,b   Glynn, Robert J ^a   Mogun, Helen ^a   Choodnovskiy, Igor ^a   Avorn, Jerry ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Medicaid; Medicare; Race

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER; DATA BASE; DOCUMENTATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PREDICTION; RACE DIFFERENCE; REFERENCE VALUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032995428     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb01599.x     Document Type: Article

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