Racial and economic disparity and the treatment of pediatric fractures

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 717-721

  Slover, James ^a   Gibson, Jennifer ^a   Tosteson, Tor ^a   Smith, Brian ^b   Koval, Kenneth ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Farmington   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Health disparities; Pediatric fractures; Race

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMERUS SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE; INCOME; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; NEGRO; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RADIUS FRACTURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA FRACTURE;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; INCOME; INSURANCE, HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27544439084     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000184835.79345.0e     Document Type: Article

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