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Race, quality of care, and outcomes of elderly patients hospitalized with heart failure
- Source :
- JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association. May 21, 2003, Vol. 289 Issue 19, p2517, 8 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2003
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Abstract
- Elderly African-Americans who have heart failure receive the same quality of care that white patients do, according to a study of 29,732 Medicare patients. The African-American patients were hospitalized more frequently but had lower death rates than the white patients. African-Americans are more likely to develop heart failure than whites.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00987484
- Volume :
- 289
- Issue :
- 19
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.102541115