Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare Utilization and Mortality by Neighborhood Poverty among Individuals with Congenital Heart Defects, four U.S. Surveillance Sites, 2011-2013
Cheryl L. Raskind-Hood,
Vijaya Kancherla,
Lindsey C. Ivey
et al.
Abstract:BACKGROUNDSocioeconomic factors may lead to a disproportionate impact on healthcare utilization and mortality among individuals with congenital heart defects (CHD) by race, ethnicity, and socio-economic factors. How neighborhood poverty affects racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare utilization and mortality among individuals with CHD across the lifespan is not well described.METHODSIndividuals, 1-64 years, with at least one CHD-related ICD-9-CM code were identified from healthcare encounters between 01/0… Show more
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