Disparities in vascular surgery: Is it biology or environment?

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Nguyen, Louis L ^a   Henry, Antonia J ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGERY;

CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SELECTION; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 77949564892     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2010.02.003     Document Type: Article

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