Carotid endarterectomy in older women and men in the United States: Trends in ethnic disparities

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 957-962

  Gillum, Richard F ^a,b  

^a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ^*

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Blacks; Carotid endarterectomy; Hispanics; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 22044457561     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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