The Current State of Ethnic and Racial Disparities in Cardiovascular Care: Lessons from the Past and Opportunities for the Future

Current Cardiology Reports

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1-11

  Lewey, Jennifer ^a,b   Choudhry, Niteesh K ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular outcomes; Racial ethnic disparities; Review

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRENDS; UTILIZATION;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84905893531     PISSN: 15233782     EISSN: 15343170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11886-014-0530-3     Document Type: Review

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