Friday, February 27, 2015

Crohn's disease not exempt from racial disparities

Significant differences were found in hospital re-admissions, medication usage, and both medical and surgical complications of children with Crohn's disease related to race. In the study, black children had a 1.5 times higher frequency of hospital re-admissions because of Crohn's disease compared to white children.



from News -- ScienceDaily http://ift.tt/1ay9lJ1 via Karis World

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