Racial disparities in emergency surgical care.
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.
Chang
David C
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Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
Britt
L D
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Cornwell
Edward E
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D001741:Black or African American; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative