Disparities research in neurology: an urgent need.
Differences in the frequencies of physician and emergency-room visits and hospitalizations across socioeconomic and ethnic groups may lead to poor health outcomes in disadvantaged populations. Analyzing the causes and implementing interventions to redress such disparities is a high priority in the US, but neurology lags behind other clinical specialties in this research.
Department of Neurology, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA. bvickrey@ucla.edu
Barbara G
BG
Vickrey
Martin F
MF
Shapiro
D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States