Do Gender and Race/Ethnicity Influence Acute Myocardial Infarction Quality of Care in a Hospital with a Large Hispanic Patient and Provider Representation?
Background. Disparities in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) care for women and minorities have been extensively reported in United States but with limited information on Hispanics. Methods. Medical records of 287 (62%) Hispanic and 176 (38%) non-Hispanic white (NHW) patients and 245 women (53%) adm...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2013-01-01
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Series: | Cardiology Research and Practice |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/975393 |