Disparities in health care are driven by where minority patients seek care: Examination of the hospital quality alliance measures

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 167, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1233-1239

  Hasnain Wynia, Romana ^a   Baker, David W ^b   Nerenz, David ^c   Feinglass, Joe ^b   Beal, Anne C ^d   Landrum, Mary Beth ^f   Behal, Raj ^g   Weissman, Joel S ^e  

^a AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d Commonwealth Fund ^*  (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^g University HealthSystem Consortium   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING CESSATION;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34347224720     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.167.12.1233     Document Type: Article

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