Disparities in the hospital cost of cardiometabolic diseases among lesbian, gay, and bisexual Canadians: a population-based cohort study using linked data.
Neeru GuptaZihao ShengPublished in: Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique (2020)
This study revealed a disproportionate cost for potentially avoidable hospitalizations for cardiometabolic conditions among LGB patients, suggesting important unmet healthcare needs even in the Canadian context of universal coverage.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- men who have sex with men
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- affordable care act
- emergency department
- hiv testing
- electronic health record
- single cell
- big data
- social media
- acute care
- health information
- hiv infected
- drug induced