The Role of Race and Residence in Determining Stage at Diagnosis of Breast Cancer Tập 13 Số 2 - Trang 99-108 - 1997
Cheryl H. Amey, Michael K. Miller, Stan L. Albrecht
ABSTRACT: Breast cancer kills more than 46,000 women each year. Previous research has found that minorities and those who reside in geographically remote settings are particularly vulnerable. However, virtually no research has been done on the potential “double jeopardy” faced by rural minority women. This research examines (1) the extent to which racial and residen...... hiện toàn bộ Birth Volume and the Quality of Obstetric Care in Rural Hospitals Tập 30 Số 4 - Trang 335-343 - 2014
Katy B. Kozhimannil, Peiyin Hung, Shailendra Prasad, Michelle Casey, Maeve McClellan, Ira Moscovice
AbstractBackgroundChildbirth is the most common reason for hospitalization in the United States. Assessing obstetric care quality is critically important for patients, clinicians, and hospitals in rural areas.MethodsThe study used hospital discharge data from the State...... hiện toàn bộ Quality of End‐of‐Life Care Among Rural Medicare Beneficiaries With Colorectal Cancer Tập 30 Số 4 - Trang 397-405 - 2014
Shinobu Watanabe‐Galloway, Wanqing Zhang, Kate Watkins, KM Monirul Islam, Preethy Nayar, Eugene Boilesen, Lina Lander, Hongmei Wang, Fang Qiu
AbstractBackgroundAlthough previous research has documented rural disparities in hospice use, limited data exist on the roles of geographic access in different types of end‐of‐life indicators among cancer survivors.MethodsMedicare claims data were used to identify bene...... hiện toàn bộ