Primary Care
Gender and Ethnic Differences in Hospital-Based Procedure Utilization in California
Published in Women's Health Weekly, July 8th, 1996
According to the author's abstract of an article published in Archives of Internal Medicine, "Objective: To examine several hospital-based procedures for systematic utilization differences between the genders and among ethnic groups (Asian, black, Latino, and white). Methods: California hospital discharges in 1989 and 1990 were sampled by principal diagnosis. Odds ratios for treatment by demographic class were estimated for heart transplantation, kidney transplantation, extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy, hip replacement, carotid endarterectomy, coronary artery bypass grafting, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, pacemaker implant, and automatic...
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