Open AccessRacial/Ethnic Differences in Patients’ Selection of Surgeons and Hospitals for Breast Cancer Surgery
Author(s) -
Rachel A. Freedman,
Elena M. Kouri,
Dee W. West,
Nancy L. Keating
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
jama oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 8.846
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2374-2445
pISSN - 2374-2437
DOI - 10.1001/jamaoncol.2015.20
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , referral , ethnic group , logistic regression , family medicine , cancer , health care , demography , sociology , anthropology , economics , economic growth
Racial differences in breast cancer treatment may result in part from differences in the surgeons and hospitals from whom patients receive their care. However, little is known about differences in patients' selection of surgeons and hospitals.
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