title: Racial disparities in emergency surgical care.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Britt
authors.forename: Edward E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Cornwell
mesh_terms: 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