The American journal of medicine
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Comparative Study
Differences in mortality among patients with community-acquired pneumonia in California by ethnicity and hospital characteristics.
To determine ethnic disparities in mortality for patients with community-acquired pneumonia, and the potential effects of hospital characteristics on disparities, we compared the risk-adjusted mortality of white, African American, Hispanic, and Asian American patients hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia. ⋯ Hispanics and Asian Americans have a lower risk of death from community-acquired pneumonia than whites in California. No overall differences in mortality were observed by hospital characteristics.