The effect of race/ethnicity, sex, and social circumstances on coronary revascularization preferences: A vignette comparison

Cardiology in Review

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 215-222

  Barnhart, Janice M ^a   Wassertheil Smoller, Sylvia ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary disease; Disparities; Nonclinical factors; Race; Treatment decisions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CAUCASIAN; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAMILY MEDICINE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEGRO; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SURGEON; TREATMENT PLANNING; VIGNETTE;

ADULT; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DECISION MAKING; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33748082344     PISSN: 10615377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.crd.0000214180.24372.d5     Document Type: Article

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