Aggressive Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency in Hispanic and African American Critically Injured Trauma Patients Reduces Health Care Disparities (Length of stay, Costs, and Mortality) in a Level I Trauma Center Surgical Intensive Care Unit

• Main Authors: L Ray Matthews (Author), Yusuf Ahmed (Author), Omar Danner (Author), Michael Williams (Author), Carl Lokko (Author), Jonathan Nguyen (Author), Keren Bashan-Gilzenrat (Author), Diane Dennis-Griggs (Author), Nekelisha Prayor (Author), Peter Rhee (Author), Ed W Childs (Author), Kenneth Wilson (Author), William B Grant (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Global Journal of Medical and Clinical Case Reports - Peertechz Publications, 2017-04-27.
• Subjects: Research Article
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<p><strong>Background:</strong> Socioeconomics only account for 18% of all healthcare disparities. Healthcare disparities in the intensive care unit (ICU) have been well documented and persist in spite of previous government and medical interventions. Vitamin D deficiency is the mo...