Socioeconomic factors

Elsevier,

"Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Differences in Critical Care Near the End of Life 
Hauschildt, Katrina E. et al.
Critical Care Clinics, Volume 40, Issue 4, 753 - 766"

Patients from groups that are racially or ethnically minoritized or of low socioeconomic status receive more intensive care near the end of life than others, in part, due to their higher propensity to be admitted to high treatment-intensity hospitals.