Influence of race and ethnicity on access to care among children with frequent ear infections

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 143, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 691-696

  Bhattacharyya, Neil ^a   Shapiro, Nina L ^c   Vakharia, Kalpesh T ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; EAR INFECTION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; OTITIS MEDIA; POVERTY; PRESCRIPTION; RACE DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; ODDS RATIO; OTITIS; PREVALENCE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78049239541     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2010.06.911     Document Type: Article

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