Open AccessDisparities in Influenza Treatment Among Disabled Medicaid Patients in Georgia
Author(s) -
Kyla A. Leon,
Marian McDonald,
Barbara Moore,
George Rust
Publication year - 2009
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.2008.157602
Subject(s) - medicaid , medicine , ethnic group , population , demography , gerontology , pandemic , family medicine , disease , health care , environmental health , covid-19 , infectious disease (medical specialty) , sociology , anthropology , economics , economic growth
We explored possible disparities in seasonal influenza treatment in Georgia's disabled Medicaid population. We sought to determine whether racial/ethnic, geographic, or gender disparities existed in antiviral drugs usage in the treatment of influenza.