Variations and inequities in access to cardiac diagnostic services in Ontario Canada

Gavin Wardle, Anthony J. Sanfilippo, Ashrut Narula, Andriy Kolos, Kwan Chan, Howard Leong-Poi, Zion Sasson and Graham Woodward

Health Policy, 2024, vol. 143, issue C

Abstract: Echocardiography is an essential diagnostic modality known to have wide regional utilization variations. This study's objectives were to quantify regional variations and to examine the extent to which they are explained by differences in population age, sex, cardiac disease prevalence (CDP), and social determinants of health (SDH) risk.

Keywords: Echocardiography; Small area variation analysis; Health inequity; Population health managements (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2024.105033

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