The Effect of Race and Sex on Physicians' Recommendations for Cardiac Catheterization

A. Schulman, Kevin; A. Berlin, Jesse; G. Harless, William; Kerner, Jon; Sistrunk, Shyrl; J. Gersh, Bernard; Dubé, Ross; K. Taleghani, Christopher; E. Burke, Jennifer; V. Williams, Sankey; M. Eisenberg, John; Ayers, William; J. Escarce, José

doi:10.1056/nejm199902253400806

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The Effect of Race and Sex on Physicians' Recommendations for Cardiac Catheterization

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Feb 25, 1999

Authors:

Kevin A. Schulman

Jesse A. Berlin

William G. Harless

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Epidemiologic studies have reported differences in the use of cardiovascular procedures according to the race and sex of the patient. Whether the differences stem from differences in the recommendations of physicians remains uncertain. METHODS: We developed a computerized survey instrume...

Subject

Medicine

Chest pain

Logistic regression

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