Open AccessPhysicians’ Perceptions of Patients’ Social and Behavioral Characteristics and Race Disparities in Treatment Recommendations for Men With Coronary Artery Disease
Author(s) -
Michelle van Ryn,
Diana J. Burgess,
Jennifer Malat,
Joan M. Griffin
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2004.041806
Subject(s) - ethnic group , medicine , race (biology) , coronary artery disease , intervention (counseling) , family medicine , disease , medline , perception , gerontology , psychology , nursing , botany , neuroscience , sociology , anthropology , political science , law , biology
A growing body of evidence suggests that provider decisionmaking contributes to racial/ethnic disparities in care. We examined the factors mediating the relationship between patient race/ethnicity and provider recommendations for coronary artery bypass graft surgery.