Socioeconomic and Racial Predictors of Undergoing Laparoscopic Hysterectomy for Selected Benign Diseases: Analysis of 341 487 Hysterectomies

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 11-15

  Abenhaim, Haim Arie ^a   Azziz, Ricardo ^b   Hu, Jianfang ^c   Bartolucci, Alfred ^c   Tulandi, Togas ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal hysterectomy; Hysterectomy; Income; Insurance; Laparoscopic hysterectomy; Laparoscopy; Race; Socioeconomy; Third party payer; Vaginal hysterectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INCOME; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MENORRHAGIA; PATIENT CARE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; COHORT STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; LEIOMYOMA; MENORRHAGIA; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 38849151030     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2007.07.014     Document Type: Article

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