Disparities of Care for African-Americans and Caucasians with Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Retrospective Cohort Study

• Main Authors: Attridge Russell T (Author), Copeland Laurel A (Author), Mortensen Eric M (Author), Frei Christopher R (Author), Pugh Mary (Author), Restrepo Marcos I (Author), Anzueto Antonio (Author), Nakashima Brandy (Author), Fine Michael J (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>African-Americans admitted to U.S. hospitals with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) are more likely than Caucasians to experience prolonged hospital length of stay (LOS), possibly due to either differential treatment decisions or pa...