Issue Briefs
Date of this Version
1-24-2005
Abstract
Racial disparities in health care have been well-documented, although the reasons for many of these disparities remain obscure. An intriguing possibility is that geographic factors—the places where certain groups live or obtain health care—contribute to racial disparities, especially in the use of new medical technologies. This Issue Brief examines racial disparities in the use of life-saving cardiac procedures and mortality after cardiac arrest, and considers how geographic differences in health care affect these disparities.
Document Type
Brief
Volume
10
Number
3
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
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http://ldi.upenn.edu/brief/racial-disparities-cardiac-care-geography-matters
Date Posted: 09 December 2016