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SUBMITTER: Mustapha JA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5626799 | biostudies-other | 2017 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Mustapha J A JA Fisher Bryan T BT Rizzo John A JA Chen Jie J Martinsen Brad J BJ Kotlarz Harry H Ryan Michael M Gunnarsson Candace C
Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities 20170215
<h4>Introduction</h4>While studies have documented racial and ethnic disparities in amputation rates for patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD), the importance of specific factors has not been quantified. This research seeks to provide such evidence and to quantify how much of the difference reflects observable versus unexplained factors.<h4>Methods</h4>This study used the nationally representative HCUP inpatient database from 2006 to 2013 for patients with a primary diagnosis of PAD who ...[more]