Disparities in access to health care: A survey-based, pilot investigation of sinonasal complaints in the community care setting

Robert Hagedorn¹, Jorgen Sumsion¹, Jeremiah A Alt¹, Amarbir S Gill^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
² Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

Robert Hagedorn et al. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2023 Jan.

. 2023 Jan;13(1):76-79.

doi: 10.1002/alr.23055. Epub 2022 Jul 21.

Robert Hagedorn¹, Jorgen Sumsion¹, Jeremiah A Alt¹, Amarbir S Gill^{1

2}

¹ Division of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
² Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: access to care; healthcare disparities chronic rhinosinusitis; inequity; sinonasal; social determinants of health.

Conflict of interest statement

Robert Hagedorn: none. Jorgen Sumsion: none. Jeremiah A. Alt: consultant for Medtronic, Optinose, and GlycoMira. Amarbir S. Gill: none.

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