Publications by authors named "Maniza W Ehtesham"
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify barriers and disparities in healthcare access and the factors associated with them in an urban population.
Methods: Eligible patients were consented and enrolled randomly from the inpatient internal medicine unit at Truman Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri, a 250-bed hospital recognized for its broad range of acute and chronic diseases seen in its inpatient and outpatient care. They had one or more of the following chronic medical conditions (CMCs): congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, chest pain, or cirrhosis.