Racial differences in attitudes toward innovative medical technology

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Peter W. Groeneveld
Seema S. Sonnad
Anee K. Lee
David A. Asch
Judy E. Shea
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[1] Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center,Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion
[2] University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine,Division of General Internal Medicine
[3] University of Pennsylvania,Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
[4] University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine,Department of Surgery
[5] University of Pennsylvania,The Wharton School
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Journal of General Internal Medicine | 2006年 / 21卷
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African Americans; technology; medical; attitude; diffusion of innovation; veterans;
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BACKGROUND: New medical technologies are used at different rates among whites and blacks. This variation may be partially explained by racial differences in patient innovativeness—the propensity of patients to adopt unfamiliar therapies.
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页码:559 / 563
页数:4
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