Effects of race on mortality and use of hospital services in Maryland, 1998

Journal of Health and Social Policy

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-89

  Brown, Samuel L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Delivery; Disparities; Health services; Inpatient; Insurance coverage; Regulation; Technology

Indexed keywords

HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES; MORTALITY; RACE; SERVICE PROVISION;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; APPENDECTOMY; ARTERY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DATA ANALYSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAMINECTOMY; LEG AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTECTOMY; MORTALITY; ORCHIECTOMY; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSTATECTOMY; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; UNITED STATES; VEIN SURGERY;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MARYLAND; MORTALITY; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PATIENT DISCHARGE;

MARYLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 10044256387     PISSN: 08977186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J045v19n01_04     Document Type: Article

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