Racial differences in mortality among men hospitalized in the veterans affairs health care system

JAMA

Volumn 285, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 297-303

  Jha, Ashish K ^a   Shlipak, Michael G ^a   Hosmer, Wylie ^a   Frances, Craig D ^a   Browner, Warren S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FINANCE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVASCULARIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLDIER; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0035900953     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.285.3.297     Document Type: Article

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