More accurate racial and ethnic codes for Medicare administrative data

Health Care Financing Review

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 27-42

  Eicheldinger, Celia R ^a   Bonito, Arthur ^a  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CODING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MEDICARE; PACIFIC ISLANDER; RACE DIFFERENCE;

CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HUMANS; MEDICARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43749092403     PISSN: 01958631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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