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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedGoyal MK, Johnson TJ, Chamberlain JM
Racial and ethnic differences in antibiotic use for viral illness in emergency departments.
The researchers sought to investigate whether patient race and ethnicity was associated with differences in antibiotic prescribing for viral acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) in the pediatric emergency department (PED). They found that compared with non-Hispanic (NH) white children, NH black and Hispanic children were less likely to receive antibiotics for viral ARTIs in the PED.
AHRQ-funded; HS020270.
Citation: Goyal MK, Johnson TJ, Chamberlain JM .
Racial and ethnic differences in antibiotic use for viral illness in emergency departments.
Pediatrics 2017 Oct;140(4). doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-0203.
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Keywords: Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Emergency Department, Children/Adolescents, Disparities, Practice Patterns
Johnson TJ, Winger DG, Hickey RW
Comparison of physician implicit racial bias toward adults versus children.
This study compared implicit racial bias toward adults versus children among resident physicians working in a pediatric emergency department. It found that resident physicians have implicit racial bias against black children, similar to levels of bias against black adults. Bias in the study did not vary by resident demographic characteristics, including specialty, suggesting that pediatric residents are as susceptible as other physicians to implicit bias.
AHRQ-funded; HS017587.
Citation: Johnson TJ, Winger DG, Hickey RW .
Comparison of physician implicit racial bias toward adults versus children.
Acad Pediatr 2017 Mar;17(2):120-26. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2016.08.010.
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Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Emergency Department, Provider: Health Personnel, Children/Adolescents, Racial and Ethnic Minorities