Race, resource use, and survival in seriously ill hospitalized adults

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 387-396

  Phillips, Russell S ^a   Homel, Mary Beth ^a   Teno, Joan M ^f   Bellamy, Paul ^b   Broste, Steven K ^c   Califf, Robert M ^d   Vidaillet, Humberto ^c   Davis, Roger B ^a   Muhlbaier, Lawrence H ^d   Connors Jr , Alfred F ^e   Lynn, Joanne ^f   Goldman, Lee ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; race; resource use; specialty care; survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMAN; NEGRO; RACE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 9444288678     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02600183     Document Type: Article

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