Racial differences in behavioral inpatient diagnosis: examining the mechanisms using the 2004 Florida Inpatient Discharge Data.

This study used the 2004 Florida Inpatient Discharge Data to examine the existence and the underlying mechanisms of the African American (AA)/white differences in behavioral inpatient diagnosis across a diverse patient population. Findings suggest that discharges of AA patients in Florida were at le...

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Published in:Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research Vol. 35; no. 3; pp. 347 - 358
Main Authors: Bao Y, Fisher J, Studnicki J, Bao, Yuhua, Fisher, John, Studnicki, James
Format: research Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature Jul2008
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