The effects of race and insurance on potentially avoidable hospitalizations in Tennessee

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 596-616

  Chang, Cyril F ^a   Mirvis, David M ^b   Waters, Teresa M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care sensitive conditions; Avoidable hospitalizations; Disparities

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; TENNESSEE;

EID: 51649111958     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: 15526801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077558708318283     Document Type: Article

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