Racial disparity in the clinical determinants and outcomes of cesarean hysterectomy

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 565-568

  Imudia, Anthony N ^a   Awonuga, Awoniyi O ^b   Dbouk, Tarek ^a   Kumar, Sanjeev ^a   Cordoba, Marcos ^a   Diamond, Michael P ^a,b   Bahado Singh, Ray O ^a,b  

^a HUTZEL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health disparities; Obstetrics gynecology; Race ethnicity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT INDICATION; URINARY TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 67650529533     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)30941-X     Document Type: Article

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