@article{27b0c62f5d124987865a6c2f1419811b,
title = "Race as an Independent Predictor of Temporal Delay in Time to Diagnosis and Treatment in Patients with Cervical Stenosis: A Study of 133 Patients with Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion.",
author = "Elsamadicy, {Aladine A.} and Owoicho Adogwa and Jared Fialkoff and Mehta, {Ankit I.} and Vasquez, {Raul A.} and Joseph Cheng and Bagley, {Carlos A.} and Karikari, {Isaac O.} and Raul Vasquez-Castellanos",
note = "Background Prompt decompression in clinically significant cervical stenosis is important in the prevention of neurological sequelae. Disparities exist along the continuum on spine care, with black patients receiving less surgery and experiencing worse postoperative outcomes. The aim of this study was to assess whether black race was an independent predictor for a prolonged time to diagnosis and treatment.",
year = "2016",
month = dec,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1016/J.WNEU.2016.08.070",
language = "American English",
volume = "96",
journal = "World Neurosurgery",
}