OBJECTIVES The objectives of this review were to critically assess and summarize trauma
outcome disparities by race, insurance, and SES and to determine if racial disparities are …

Health disparities are an increasingly researched topic in the United States. Evidence of
disparities found across the spectrum of health care includes pediatric patients. The purpose …

OBJECT In the US, race and economic status have pervasive associations with mechanisms
of injury, severity of injury, management, and outcomes of trauma. The goal of the current …

The cause of disparities in childhood trauma appears to be multifactorial and may include
race, socioeconomic factors, insurance status, access, and healthcare provider biases …

Objectives. We examined the association of race/ethnicity with mortality risk in a national
cohort of US veterans clinically diagnosed with traumatic brain injury. Methods. Between …

OBJECTIVE Social disparities in healthcare outcomes are almost ubiquitous, and trauma
care is no exception. Because social factors cannot cause a trauma outcome directly, there …

BACKGROUND Previous studies have reported that black race and lack of health insurance
coverage are associated with increased mortality following traumatic injury. However, the …

Injury remains a leading cause of mortality worldwide accounting for 4.4 million deaths each
year and 8% of all deaths globally. 1 This burden is nearly 1.7 times the number of deaths …

Object The goal in this paper was to study hospital care for childhood traumatic brain injury
(TBI) in a nationwide population base. Methods Data were acquired from the Kids' Inpatient …

Abusive head trauma (AHT) is associated with high mortality and poorer outcomes
compared to accidental head injuries. The short and long-term developmental outcomes for …