The question of racial bias in thoracic surgery: Appearances and realities

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 6-8

  Jones, James W ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; ETHNOLOGY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MINORITY GROUP; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; THORAX SURGERY;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; PREJUDICE; SELECTION BIAS; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034932677     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(01)02646-7     Document Type: Editorial

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