Open AccessChanges in Racial Differences in Use of Medical Procedures and Diagnostic Tests Among Elderly Persons: 1986–1997
Author(s) -
José J. Escarce,
Thomas G. McGuire
Publication year - 2004
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.94.10.1795
Subject(s) - medicine , demography , gerontology , medical care , white (mutation) , family medicine , sociology , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
We used 1997 Medicare data to replicate an earlier study that used data from 1986 to examine racial differences in usage of specific medical procedures or tests among elderly persons.