Racial disparities in surgical care and outcomes in the United States: A comprehensive review of patient, provider, and systemic factors

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 216, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Haider, Adil H ^a   Scott, Valerie K ^a   Rehman, Karim A ^a   Velopulos, Catherine ^a   Bentley, Jessica M ^a   Cornwell III, Edward E ^b   Al Refaie, Waddah ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

adjusted odds ratio; AOR; Nationwide Inpatient Sample; NIS; SEER; SES; socioeconomic status; Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COMORBIDITY; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICARE; MINORITY GROUP; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; SURGEON; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84873999765     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.11.014     Document Type: Review

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