Influence of patient race on physician prescribing decisions: A randomized on-line experiment

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1183-1191

  Rathore, Saif S ^a   Ketcham, Jonathan D ^b   Alexander, G Caleb ^c,d,e,f   Epstein, Andrew J ^a,g  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Hypercholesterolemia; Hypertension; Patient race; Prescription medication

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE INHIBITOR; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BIGUANIDE; BILE ACID SEQUESTRANT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIHYDROPYRIDINE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE IV INHIBITOR; GENERIC DRUG; GLITAZONE DERIVATIVE; GLUCAGON LIKE PEPTIDE 1 DERIVATIVE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; MEGLITINIDE; NICOTINIC ACID; SULFONYLUREA;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG INDICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEGRO; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RACE DIFFERENCE;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 70449531468     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-009-1077-7     Document Type: Article

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