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PubMed ID:
35432917
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2022
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1177/20420188221090009
Authors:
Bomberg Eric M., Palzer Elise F., Rudser Kyle D., Kelly Aaron S., Bramante Carolyn T., Seligman Hilary K., Noni Favour, Fox Claudia K.
Request IDs:
21162
Studies:
Boston Area Community Health Survey
Race/ethnicity and low English proficiency healthcare disparities are well established in the United States. We sought to determine if there are race/ethnicity differences in anti-obesity medication (AOM) prescription rates among youth with severe obesity treated in a pediatric weight management clinic and if, among youth from non-primary English speaking families, there are differences in prescriptions between those using interpreters during visits versus not.
