Racial Differences in Pediatric Emergency Department Triage Scores
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Racial Differences in Pediatric Emergency Department Triage Scores.
BACKGROUND Racial disparities are frequently reported in emergency department (ED) care. OBJECTIVES To examine racial differences in triage scores of pediatric ED patients. We hypothesized that racial differences existed but could be explained after adjusting for sociodemographic and clinical factors. METHODS We examined all visits to two urban, pediatric EDs between August 2009 and March 2...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Emergency Medicine
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0736-4679
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2015.02.056