Hospital characteristics and racial disparities in hospital mortality from common medical conditions

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 99, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1030-1036

  Pippins, Jennifer R ^a   Fitzmaurice, Garrett M ^a   Haas, Jennifer S ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Health disparities; Mortality; Race ethnicity

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PILOT PROJECTS; PNEUMONIA; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34648833307     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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