Characteristics of VA patients who use low-quality private-sector CABG centers in New York

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 691-705

  Weeks, William B ^a,b   Fisher, Elliott S ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VA Medical School   (United States)

Author keywords

CABG; Disparities; Quality of care; Veterans

Indexed keywords

AGED; CAUCASIAN; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISPANIC; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCOME; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PUBLICATION; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; PRIVATE SECTOR; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VETERANS;

EID: 35949001605     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: 15526801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077558707304738     Document Type: Review

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