Reducing ethnic disparities in the quality of trauma care: An important research gap

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 253, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 233-237

  Hosking, Jamie E ^a   Ameratunga, Shanthi N ^a   Bramley, Dale M ^b   Crengle, Sue M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b WAITEMATA DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

CLINICAL EVALUATION; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERVENTION STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 79151477641     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3182075553     Document Type: Review

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