The health disparities of uterine fibroid tumors for African American women: A public health issue

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 210, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 194-199

  Eltoukhi, Heba M ^a,b   Modi, Monica N ^a   Weston, Meredith ^c   Armstrong, Alicia Y ^a   Stewart, Elizabeth A ^d  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b Suez Canal University Faculty of Medicine   (Egypt)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

disparity; hysterectomy; leiomyoma; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; uterine fibroid tumor

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MEDICAL HISTORY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS MYOMA;

DISPARITY; HYSTERECTOMY; LEIOMYOMA; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; UTERINE FIBROID TUMOR;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES; UTERINE NEOPLASMS; UTERUS;

EID: 84896711866     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.08.008     Document Type: Review

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