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Increased Black-White disparities in mortality after the introduction of lifesaving innovations: a possible consequence of US federal laws.

TitleIncreased Black-White disparities in mortality after the introduction of lifesaving innovations: a possible consequence of US federal laws.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2010
AuthorsLevine, Robert S., George S. Rust, Maria Pisu, Vincent Agboto, Peter A. Baltrus, Nathaniel C. Briggs, Roger Zoorob, Paul Juarez, Pamela C. Hull, Irwin Goldzweig, and Charles H. Hennekens
JournalAmerican journal of public health
Volume100
Issue11
Pagination2176-84
Date Published2010 Nov
ISSN1541-0048
KeywordsAdolescent, Adult, African Continental Ancestry Group, Age Factors, Aged, Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active, Breast Neoplasms, European Continental Ancestry Group, Female, Health Services Accessibility, Health Status Disparities, HIV Infections, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Male, Mammography, Medicare, Middle Aged, Mortality, Pulmonary Surfactants, Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn, Sex Factors, United States, Young Adult
AbstractWe explored whether the introduction of 3 lifesaving innovations introduced between 1989 and 1996 increased, decreased, or had no effect on disparities in Black-White mortality in the United States through 2006.
DOI10.1007/s11606-010-1323-z
Alternate JournalAm J Public Health

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