Race differences in cardiac catheterization: The role of social contextual variables

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 814-818

  Ayotte, Brian J ^a   Kressin, Nancy R ^a,b,c  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac; catheterization; differences; race

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PHYSICIAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VETERAN;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DEMOGRAPHY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROC CURVE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77954423983     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-010-1324-y     Document Type: Article

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