TY  - JOUR
T1  - RAcial disparities in end-of-life care
AU  - Kuschner WG
Y1  - 2011/05/23
N1  - 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.195
JO  - Archives of Internal Medicine
SP  - 941
EP  - 954
VL  - 171
IS  - 10
N2  - 
Mack and colleagues1 reported racial disparities in the outcomes of communication about end-of-life treatment preferences and medical care in patients with advanced cancer. The authors speculate that racial bias on the part of health care providers could explain this finding. To explore this more fully, it would be useful to know racial or ethnic characteristics of the health care providers who conducted end-of-life care discussions in this prospective cohort investigation. For example, did clinicians of color participate in end-of-life conversations? If yes, was there evidence to suggest that clinician race or ethnicity might be a predictor of outcomes following an end-of-life discussion?

SN  - 0003-9926
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.195
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2011.195
ER  -