The influence of patient race on the use of diagnostic imaging in United States emergency departments: data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care survey
Abstract Background An established body of literature has shown evidence of implicit bias in the health care system on the basis of patient race and ethnicity that contributes to well documented disparities in outcomes. However, little is known about the influence of patient race and ethnicity on th...
Main Authors: | Andrew B. Ross, Vivek Kalia, Brian Y. Chan, Geng Li |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-09-01
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Series: | BMC Health Services Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-05698-1 |
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