2005
Racial differences in reperfusion therapy use in patients hospitalized with myocardial infarction: A regional phenomenon
Rathore SS, Frederick PD, Every NR, Barron HV, Krumholz HM. Racial differences in reperfusion therapy use in patients hospitalized with myocardial infarction: A regional phenomenon. American Heart Journal 2005, 149: 1074-1081. PMID: 15976791, PMCID: PMC2790272, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2004.08.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTherapy useMyocardial infarctionBlack patientsReperfusion therapyWhite patientsRacial differencesLower crude ratesMyocardial Infarction 2Reperfusion therapy ratesCohort of patientsTherapy ratesMultivariable adjustmentClinical contraindicationsNational registryPractice patternsCrude ratePatientsInfarctionGeographic regionsTherapyLower ratesTreatmentNational patternsContraindicationsDifferences
2004
Differences, disparities, and biases: clarifying racial variations in health care use.
Rathore SS, Krumholz HM. Differences, disparities, and biases: clarifying racial variations in health care use. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2004, 141: 635-8. PMID: 15492343, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-141-8-200410190-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care useCare useRacial variationRacial differencesHealth care system factorsAdverse consequencesClinical factorsClinical contraindicationsTreatment eligibilityPatient preferencesObservational studyEvidence of differencesMedical literatureRacial disparitiesHealth careInitial reportSystem factorsDifferent causesTreatmentReports of variationReportDisparitiesContraindicationsDifferencesCare