Race/ethnicity and overuse of care: A systematic review

Milbank Quarterly

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 112-138

  Kressin, Nancy R ^a,b   Groeneveld, Peter W ^c,d  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

guideline adherence; inappropriate test; inappropriate utilization

Indexed keywords

ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SCIENTIST; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CAUCASIAN; ECONOMICS; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; MINORITY HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MEDLINE; MINORITY HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84924234582     PISSN: 0887378X     EISSN: 14680009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0009.12107     Document Type: Review

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