title: Cost and length of hospitalization in Hispanic patients with acute myocardial infarction in the United States.
abstract: The cost and length of hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction in the US are significantly higher for the Hispanic population. However, differences in comorbidities and procedure utilization do not fully explain this disparity. Additional process measures are needed to better describe these differences.
authors.forename: Mladen I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Vidovich
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D015897:Comorbidity; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D017722:Hospital Charges / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology