Racial Disparities Exist Across Age Groups in Illinois for Pulmonary Embolism Hospitalizations

Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2020 Sep;40(9):2338-2340. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.120.314573. Epub 2020 Jul 30.

Authors

Karlyn A Martin¹, Megan E McCabe², Joseph Feinglass³, Sadiya S Khan²

Affiliations

¹ From the Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine (K.A.M.), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
² Department of Preventive Medicine (M.E.M., S.S.K.), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
³ Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Department of Medicine (J.F.), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.

No abstract available

Keywords: International Classification of Diseases; ethnic group; hospitalization; pulmonary embolism.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Age Distribution
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Black or African American*
Databases, Factual
Female
Health Status Disparities*
Healthcare Disparities / ethnology*
Healthcare Disparities / trends*
Humans
Illinois / epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Admission / trends*
Pulmonary Embolism / diagnosis
Pulmonary Embolism / ethnology*
Pulmonary Embolism / therapy
Race Factors
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
Time Factors
White People*

Grants and funding

KL2 TR001424/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States