Open AccessAppalachian Status Is a Negative Predictor of Breast Reconstruction Following Breast Cancer Resection
Author(s) -
Ryan DeCoster,
Megan Stout,
Jack C. Burns,
Max A. Shrout,
Margaret Wetzel,
Adam Dugan,
Brian Rinker,
Timothy A. Butterfield,
J. Matthew Webster,
Henry C. Vàsconez
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of plastic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1536-3708
pISSN - 0148-7043
DOI - 10.1097/sap.0000000000001965
Subject(s) - medicine , appalachia , breast cancer , appalachian region , odds ratio , population , demography , confidence interval , multivariate analysis , logistic regression , mastectomy , cohort , medicaid , retrospective cohort study , cancer , gerontology , health care , environmental health , paleontology , physical geography , sociology , economic growth , economics , biology , geography
Health care disparities in Appalachia are well documented. However, no previous studies have examined possible differences in the utilization of breast reconstruction (BR) in Appalachia. This study aims to determine if a disparity in BR utilization exists in women from Appalachia Kentucky.