Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6199000 | Ophthalmology | 2016 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
In this controlled study population of patients with retinoblastoma who had central pathologic review, our findings suggest a higher rate of more advanced disease associated with nonprivate insurance, nonwhite race, and Hispanic ethnicity; these findings may be due to delays in diagnosis for these groups. Future work should use direct methods to study the impact of other variables, including English-language proficiency and socioeconomic status. Further effort also should focus on where in the diagnostic process potential delays exist, so that interventions can be designed to overcome barriers to care for these groups. In addition, potential systematic differences in pathologic reads based on demographic variables deserve further study.
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Authors
Adam L. MD, Murali MD, Mark PhD, Bryan PhD, Daniel MD, Ralph MD, Myles PhD, Patricia MD, Carlos MD,