Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Treatment of Dementia Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Author(s) -
Ilene H. Zuckerman,
Priscilla T. Ryder,
Jane M. Simoni,
T. Shaffer,
Masayo Sato,
Limin Zhao,
B. Stuart
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology series b
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1758-5368
pISSN - 1079-5014
DOI - 10.1093/geronb/63.5.s328
Subject(s) - dementia , ethnic group , gerontology , medicine , health equity , white (mutation) , disease , public health , nursing , political science , biochemistry , chemistry , pathology , law , gene
Numerous studies have documented disparities in health care utilization between non-Hispanic White and minority elders. We investigated differences in anti-dementia medication use between non-Hispanic White and minority community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries with dementia.
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