Racial Differences in the Use of Invasive Cardiovascular Procedures in the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical System
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- 26 August 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 329 (9) , 621-627
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199308263290907
Abstract
Previous studies have found racial differences in the use of invasive cardiovascular procedures, which may be due in part to the greater financial incentives to perform such procedures in white patients. In Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals, direct financial incentives affecting use of the procedures are minimized for both patients and physicians.Keywords
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