Titre : | Racial/ethnic variations in physician recommendations for cardiac revascularization. (2003) |
Auteurs : | Said-A IBRAHIM ; Bevanne BEAN-MAYBERRY ; Joseph CONIGLIARO ; Chester GOOD ; Mary-E KELLEY ; WHITTLE (Jeff) : USA. University of Kansas Medical Center. Kansas City. KS. ; University of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Va Healthcare System. Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion. Pittsburgh. PA. USA |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | American journal of public health (vol. 93, n° 10, 2003) |
Pagination : | 1689-1693 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Race ; Ethnie ; Homme ; Médecin ; Myocarde ; Recommandation ; Pronostic ; Chirurgie |
Résumé : |
[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS KYR0xXan. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives : We sought to examine whether physician recommendations for cardiac revascularization vary according to patient race. Methods : We studied patients scheduled for coronary angiography at 2 hospitals, one public and one private, between November 1997 and June 1999. Cardiologists were interviewed regarding their recommendations for cardiac revascularization. Results : African American patients were less likely than Whites to be recommended for revascularization at the public hospital (adjusted odds ratio [OR]=0.31 ; 05°< |