Adjusting for health status in non-linear models of health care disparities

Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-21

  Cook, Benjamin L ^a   McGuire, Thomas G ^b   Meara, Ellen ^c   Zaslavsky, Alan M ^b  

^a CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Propensity score; Racial disparities; Rank and replace; Statistical adjustment for health status

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATISTICS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RACISM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 59749089108     PISSN: 13873741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10742-008-0039-6     Document Type: Article

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