Open AccessRacial Trends in the Use of Major Procedures among the Elderly
Author(s) -
Ashish K. Jha,
Elliott S. Fisher,
Zhonghe Li,
E. John Orav,
Arnold M. Epstein
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmsa050672
Subject(s) - medicine , referral , carotid endarterectomy , negroid , emergency medicine , demography , epidemiology , surgery , carotid arteries , family medicine , sociology
Differences in the use of major procedures according to patients' race are well known. Whether national and local initiatives to reduce these differences have been successful is unknown.
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