Racial and ethnic disparities in receipt of specialty treatment across risk profiles of adults with heavy alcohol use
Vanessa A. Palzes,
Felicia W. Chi,
Constance Weisner
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundVariation in specialty treatment utilization for alcohol use disorder (AUD) by patient subgroups is poorly understood. This study examined whether and how patient risk profiles predict receipt of specialty treatment and whether there are disparities by race and ethnicity.MethodsThis cohort study included 206,956 adults with heavy alcohol use (that which exceeded National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism guidelines) between June 1, 2013 and December 31, 2014, using electronic health record da… Show more
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