Patient perceptions of access to care and referrals to specialists: A comparison of African-American and white older patients with knee and hip osteoarthritis

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 667-673

  Lopez, John P F ^a   Burant, Christopher J ^b   Siminoff, Laura A ^b   Kwoh, C Kent ^c   Ibrahim, Said A ^c  

^a SAINT PETER S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

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

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Joint replacement; Osteoarthritis; Race ethnicity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOM; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS, HIP; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 17744400079     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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