Racial variation in treatment for transient ischemic attacks: Impact of participation by neurologists

Health Services Research

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1413-1428

  Mitchell, Janet B ^a   Ballard, David J ^a   Matchar, David B ^a   Whisnant, Jack P ^a   Samsa, Gregory P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Access to care; Racial differences; Specialty care

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEGRO; RACE DIFFERENCE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MEDICARE; NEUROLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034090535     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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