Patterns of hospital-based pediatric care across diverse ethnicities: The case of pneumonia

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 462-473

  Washington, Elmer L ^a   Shen, Jay J ^b   Bell, Ralph ^b   Coleman, Clementine ^b   Shi, Liping ^b  

^a Aunt Marthas Youth Service Center

^b GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disparities; Ethnicity; Outcomes; Pneumonia; Process; Race

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEDIATRICS; PNEUMONIA; RACE DIFFERENCE;

EID: 4444314263     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2004.0050     Document Type: Article

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