Effects of health disparities on survival after neonatal heart surgery: Why should racial, ethnic, gender, and socioeconomic status be included in the risk analysis?

Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 232-235

  Sistino, Joseph J ^a   Ellis, Charles ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health disparities; Hypoplastic left heart syndrome; Ject; Race ethnicity; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNICITY; GENDER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MORTALITY; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SURVIVAL; TERMINAL CARE; TRISOMY 18; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; NEWBORN; RACE; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860571462     PISSN: 00221058     EISSN: 29698960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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