Homicide as a medical outcome: Racial disparity in deaths from assault in US Level i and II trauma centers

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 773-782

  Harris, Anthony R ^a   Fisher, Gene A ^a   Thomas, Stephen H ^b  

^a Department of Sociology UMass ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Insurance disparity; Intentional injury mortality; Racial disparity; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CAUCASIAN; DEATH; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACISM; UNITED STATES; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; ETHNOLOGY; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INSURANCE; MULTICENTER STUDY; RACE; SOCIOECONOMICS; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862687788     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318226eb39     Document Type: Article

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