Hospital length of stay and healthcare costs among African American women due to obesity and diabetic conditions in United States: A model for correlation studies comparing ethnicity, co-morbidities and hospital resources

Objective: To examine obesity and diabetes associations with United States hospital use and healthcare costs for African American women, to explore the relationship between co-morbidities of interest (obesity and diabetes) and hospital resources [length of stay (LOS) and costs]. Methods: A retrospec...

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Main Author: Terris R. Moss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2018-12-01
Series:Chronic Diseases and Translational Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095882X18300392