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J Pediatr Surg
December 2024
Division of Pediatric General & Thoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital Orange County, Orange, CA, USA; Department of Surgery, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA, USA. Electronic address:
Introduction: Trauma is the leading cause of disability and death among children in the United States. Optimal outcomes are achieved at pediatric trauma centers (PTCs), which are specialized to address the unique needs of this population. Disparities in trauma have been reported, affecting optimal delivery of care.
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December 2024
Imperial School of Public Health, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom.
Objective: Health Inequalities refer to disparities in healthcare access and outcomes based on social determinants of health. These inequalities disproportionately affect Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups, particularly pregnant women, who face increased risks and limited access to care due to low health literacy. Maternal mortality rates for BAME women can be up to four times higher than for white women.
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December 2024
Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA.
Purpose: After cancer diagnosis, non-White patients and those with multimorbidity use less primary care and more acute care than non-Hispanic White (NHW) patients and those lacking comorbidities. Yet, positive patient experiences with physician communication (PC) are associated with more appropriate health care use. In a multimorbid cohort, we measured associations between PC experience, race and ethnicity, and health care use following colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnosis.
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December 2024
SRM School of Public Health, SRM Institute of Science and Technology (Deemed to Be University), Kattankulathur, Chennai, India.
J Racial Ethn Health Disparities
December 2024
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia.
Background: African-born women in Australia are more likely to experience poorer perinatal outcomes than their Australian-born counterparts. This disparity may be attributed to difficulties in accessing maternity care services. With a rapidly growing African-born population in Australia, understanding African-born women's experiences with maternity care is crucial for ensuring equitable access.
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