JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association
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Comparative Study
Racial and community factors influencing coronary artery bypass graft surgery rates for all 1986 Medicare patients.
This study examines the differences in the rates of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) between white and black Medicare patients. ⋯ For patients insured by Medicare, race is strongly associated with CABG rates, and this association is greater for men than for women and greater in the Southeast than in other parts of the country. Physician supply may relate to the CABG rates for whites.
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To identify early personal and scholastic factors that predict academic career choice and long-term career achievement among academic physicians. ⋯ These data suggest that scholastic performance and research experience during medical school predict career achievement in academic medicine over 20 years in the future.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Achieving compliance with influenza immunization of medical house staff and students. A randomized controlled trial.
To determine the optimal method to increase influenza immunization rates of medical house staff and students. ⋯ A high rate of immunization of house staff and medical students can be achieved most effectively by offering vaccine in clinics and conferences. Continued education about influenza immunization is necessary for physicians and medical students.