Accounting for Apparent "Reverse" Racial Disparities in Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)-Based Medical Care: Influence of Out-of-VA Care

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dc.contributor.authorGurmankin, Andrea D
dc.contributor.authorPolsky, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorVolpp, Kevin G
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T14:58:20Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T14:58:20Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.description.abstractConclusions regarding racial differences in care following a nelwy elevated prosate-specific antigen (PSA) test at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) may differ depending on whether follow-up care outside the VA is considered. Consecutive Philadelphia, Pa, VA patients with newly elevated PSA tests (n=183) were interviewed 1 year after baseline. Among exclusive VA users, Blacks had higher rates of urology referrals and prostate biopsies compared with Whites. However, these racial differences were attenuated when care obtained outside the VA also was considered.
dc.description.urihttps://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.94.12.2074
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/xfr8-uqll
dc.identifier.citationGurmankin, Andrea D and Polsky, Daniel and Volpp, Kevin G (2004) Accounting for Apparent "Reverse" Racial Disparities in Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)-Based Medical Care: Influence of Out-of-VA Care. American Journal of Public Health, 9 (12). pp. 2076-2078.
dc.identifier.issn0090-0036
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 147
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/22338
dc.subjectDisparities
dc.subjectPractice
dc.subjectservice
dc.subjectracial disparities
dc.subjectDepartment of Veterans Affairs
dc.subjectVA
dc.subjectblacks
dc.subjectwhites
dc.subjectprostate-specific antigen
dc.subjectPSA
dc.titleAccounting for Apparent "Reverse" Racial Disparities in Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)-Based Medical Care: Influence of Out-of-VA Care
dc.typeArticle

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