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Blacks in the Coronary Artery Surgery Study (CASS): Race and clinical decision making

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  • Maynard, C.
  • Fisher, L.D.
  • Passamani, E.R.
  • Pullum, T.

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For patients enrolled in the Coronary Artery Surgery Study (CASS), surgery was recommended for 46.5 per cent of Blacks and 59.4 per cent of Whites, despite similar clinical and angiographic characteristics. Of those recommended, 80.5 per cent of Blacks and 90.4 per cent of Whites had bypass surgery. These differences were most apparent for Black laborers. Overall, only 38.0 per cent of Blacks had coronary artery bypass surgery, whereas 58.4 per cent of Whites received surgery.

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  • Maynard, C. & Fisher, L.D. & Passamani, E.R. & Pullum, T., 1986. "Blacks in the Coronary Artery Surgery Study (CASS): Race and clinical decision making," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 76(12), pages 1446-1448.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:1986:76:12:1446-1448_1
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    1. Pollock, Anne & Jones, David S., 2015. "Coronary artery disease and the contours of pharmaceuticalization," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 131(C), pages 221-227.
    2. Balsa, Ana I. & McGuire, Thomas G., 2001. "Statistical discrimination in health care," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 20(6), pages 881-907, November.
    3. B. Mitchell Peck & Meredith Denney, 2012. "Disparities in the Conduct of the Medical Encounter," SAGE Open, , vol. 2(3), pages 21582440124, September.
    4. Dennis A. Bertram, 1994. "A Pilot Study To Estimate the Cost of a Telephone Survey of Rare Populations," Evaluation Review, , vol. 18(6), pages 718-729, December.

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