Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in Bone Density Testing Before and After Hip Fracture

BACKGROUND: Racial and socioeconomic disparities have been identified in osteoporosis screening. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether racial and socioeconomic disparities in osteoporosis screening diminish after hip fracture. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study of female Medicare patients. SETTING: Entire...

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Main Authors: Neuner, Joan M., Zhang, Xu, Sparapani, Rodney, Laud, Purushottam W., Nattinger, Ann B.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Springer-Verlag 2007
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2219762/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17594131
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11606-007-0217-1
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