Health plan administrative records versus birth certificate records: quality of race and ethnicity information in children

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>To understand racial and ethnic disparities in health care utilization and their potential underlying causes, valid information on race and ethnicity is necessary. However, the validity of pediatric race and ethnicity information in...

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Main Authors: Chen Wansu, Jacobsen Steven J, Strickland Daniel, Getahun Darios T, Langer-Gould Annette, Iyer Rajan L, Smith Ning, Derose Stephen F, Koebnick Corinna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-11-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/10/316