Minding the gap between efforts to reduce readmissions and disparities

JAMA

Volumn 305, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 715-716

  Hernandez, Adrian F ^a   Curtis, Lesley H ^a  

^a DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVERSION; DEFIBRILLATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAID; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 79951703158     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.167     Document Type: Editorial

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