Healthcare disparities in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: Toward equity

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 188, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 631-632

  Garcia, Joe G N ^a   Sznajder, Jacob I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 8;

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AFRICAN AMERICAN; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; EPIGENETICS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENE; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; MYLK GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84884623022     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201307-1394ED     Document Type: Editorial

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