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PubMed1979

Medical geography of Moldavia: historical contribution.

The role of Hungarian surgeons and physicians in the medical care of Moldavia was discussed in its historical development. Two medico-geographical works about Moldavia in the first half of the 19th century were discussed: Andreas Wolff and the Moldavian Constantin Vernav wrote the related books.

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PubMed2005

Medical geography and tropical diseases in Brazil, 1880-1914.

The description of clinical signs and the geographical distribution of the presently known tropical diseases have markedly varied with time. These changes are largely due to the migration of the diseases, to the increasing precision of the nosography and finally, the identification of autochthonous diseases and of their vectors. The sequence of events that led to the present distribution of tropical diseases in Brazil is deduced from XIXth century treatises of "Géographie médicale".

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PubMed2007

Efforts to reduce racial disparities in Medicare managed care must consider the disproportionate effects of geography.

OBJECTIVE: To examine the impact of geographic variation on racial differences in 7 of 15 Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS) measures that assess the quality of the Medicare managed care program (also known as Medicare+Choice). STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional analysis using the 2004 individual-level HEDIS for Medicare managed care plans and 2003 Medicare enrollment and demographic (ie, denominator) data for more than 5.1 million Medicare+Choice enrollees. METHODS: Individual-level HEDIS data were linked with Medicare enrollment data. Hierarchical generalized linear models were used to assess statistical significance of region and race. Direct standardization was used to estimate the rate of meeting each HEDIS standard while controlling for differences in age and sex. RESULTS: Quality of care for white Medicare+Choice enrollees was strongly correlated with the racial composition of the geographic area. Except for cholesterol management after an acute cardiac event, between-region racial variation was consistently greater than within-region racial variation. CONCLUSION: Removing within-region racial variation while ignoring geographic differences will not equalize the experiences of black and white elders. Rather, both racial and geographic components of healthcare quality must be addressed if the Medicare managed care program is to provide care of equal quality to all elders regardless of race.

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