'Double jeopardy' measure suggests blacks and hispanics face more severe disparities than previously indicated

Health Affairs

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1766-1772

  Kirby, James B ^a   Kaneda, Toshiko ^b  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^b Population Reference Bureau   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAID; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; NEGRO; RACE DIFFERENCE; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CHILD; ETHNOLOGY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; INFANT; INSURANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885394153     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.0434     Document Type: Article

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