Racial disparities in emergency surgical care

David C Chang; L D Britt; Edward E Cornwell

doi:10.1016/j.mcna.2005.05.005

Racial disparities in emergency surgical care

Med Clin North Am. 2005 Sep;89(5):945-8, 947. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2005.05.005.

Authors

David C Chang¹, L D Britt, Edward E Cornwell

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.

PMID: 16129106
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2005.05.005

Abstract

Socioeconomic factors and differences in access to health care systems, perhaps more so than physiologic differences, play a significant role in race-based differences faced by acute care practitioners.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Black or African American*
Emergency Medical Services / statistics & numerical data*
Emergency Service, Hospital / statistics & numerical data*
Health Services Accessibility / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Socioeconomic Factors
Surgical Procedures, Operative*