Disparities in Access to Pediatric Otolaryngology Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Yvonne Adigwu,
Beth Osterbauer,
Christian Hochstim
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of otology rhinology and laryngology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.65
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1943-572X
pISSN - 0003-4894
DOI - 10.1177/00034894211048790
Subject(s) - medicine , disadvantaged , logistic regression , ethnic group , family medicine , pandemic , poverty , health care , telehealth , covid-19 , demography , telemedicine , disease , law , sociology , political science , anthropology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , economic growth
Racial/ethnic minority pediatric otolaryngology patients experience health disparities, including barriers to accessing health care. Our hypothesis for this study is that Hispanic or economically disadvantaged patients would represent a larger percentage of missed appointments and report more barriers to receiving care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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