Elective and isolated carotid endarterectomy: Health disparities in utilization and outcomes, but not readmission

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 480-488

  Kennedy, Byron S ^a,b   Fortmann, Stephen P ^b   Winkleby, Marilyn A ^b   Stafford, Randall S ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Health differences; Mortality; Prevention; Race ethnicity; Stroke; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HISPANIC; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PACIFIC ISLANDER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ASIAN AMERICANS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CALIFORNIA; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT READMISSION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 34248578247     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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