Variations in risk-adjusted cesarean delivery rates according to race and health insurance

Medical Care

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 35-44

  Aron, David C ^a,e   Gordon, Howard S ^b   DiGiuseppe, David L ^a   Harper, Dwain L ^c   Rosenthal, Gary E ^d  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Qual Info Management Corporation   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^e LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesarean delivery; Insurance; Race

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CESAREAN SECTION; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT; REIMBURSEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CESAREAN SECTION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; OHIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ADJUSTMENT; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033628903     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200001000-00005     Document Type: Article

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