The Impact of Geographic Variation on Racial Disparities in Asthma: Controller Medication Use among Medicaid Asthmatics in Four Large States

The Impact of Geographic Variation on Racial Disparities in Asthma: Controller Medication Use among Medicaid Asthmatics in Four Large States

With multivariate regression, controlling for age and sex, we examined whether geography might explain existing racial disparities in care by estimating disparities in the HEDIS metric with and without county and zip-code fixed effects.

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of allergy and clinical immunology 2009-02, Vol.123 (2), p.S152-S152
Hauptverfasser: Yong, P.L, Werner, R.M
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Allergy and Immunology
Asthma
Geography
Medicaid
Racial differences
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Zusammenfassung:With multivariate regression, controlling for age and sex, we examined whether geography might explain existing racial disparities in care by estimating disparities in the HEDIS metric with and without county and zip-code fixed effects.
ISSN:0091-6749
1097-6825
DOI:10.1016/j.jaci.2008.12.569