2001
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
2000
Racial Disparities in Access to Renal Transplantation — Clinically Appropriate or Due to Underuse or Overuse?
Epstein A, Ayanian J, Keogh J, Noonan S, Armistead N, Cleary P, Weissman J, David-Kasdan J, Carlson D, Fuller J, Marsh D, Conti R. Racial Disparities in Access to Renal Transplantation — Clinically Appropriate or Due to Underuse or Overuse? New England Journal Of Medicine 2000, 343: 1537-1544. PMID: 11087884, PMCID: PMC4598055, DOI: 10.1056/nejm200011233432106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWaiting listRenal transplantationRacial disparitiesEnd-stage renal diseaseAppropriateness of patientsRate of referralAppropriate candidatesChart reviewClinical characteristicsDevelopment of interventionsRenal diseaseTransplantation centersWhite patientsBlack patientsAppropriateness CriteriaInappropriate careClinical appropriatenessSurgical proceduresPatientsTransplantationSpecific causesInappropriate candidatesExpert panelDistrict of ColumbiaRacial differences