Age and sex differences in the management of ischaemic heart disease

Public Health

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 7-12

  Majeed, F A ^a   Cook, D G ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Access; Age; Equity; Ischaemic heart disease; Management; Sex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY BYPASS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; REVASCULARIZATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

EID: 0030071539     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3506(96)80027-8     Document Type: Article

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