Racial Disparity in Influenza Vaccination: Does Managed Care Narrow the Gap Between African Americans and Whites?
Schneider E, Cleary P, Zaslavsky A, Epstein A. Racial Disparity in Influenza Vaccination: Does Managed Care Narrow the Gap Between African Americans and Whites? JAMA 2001, 286: 1455-1460. PMID: 11572737, DOI: 10.1001/jama.286.12.1455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza vaccinationRacial disparitiesService insuranceCare enrolleesAfrican AmericansMedicare Current Beneficiary SurveyWhite Medicare beneficiariesSubstantial racial disparitiesUS cohortPreventive servicesMedicare beneficiariesPercentage of respondentsVaccinationHealth servicesBeneficiary SurveyPercentage point differenceCareHigh rateInsurance groupsEnrolleesDisparitiesWhitesInsuranceAmericansPoint difference