Racial and ethnic disparities in the treatment of cerebrovascular diseases: Importance to the practicing neurosurgeon

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-73

  Eden, Sonia V ^a   Heisler, Michele ^b,c   Green, Carmen ^a   Morgenstern, Lewis B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c VA Ann Arbor Center for Clinical Management Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Carotid stenosis; Cerebral arteriovenous malformation; Cerebrovascular disease; Health disparity; Intracranial aneurysm; Race ethnicity

Indexed keywords

ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CRANIOTOMY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MEDICAL PRACTICE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; NEUROSURGERY; RACE; REVIEW; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; NEUROSURGERY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 54449099939     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12028-007-9039-6     Document Type: Article

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