Where do elderly veterans obtain care for acute myocardial infarction: Department of Veterans Affairs or Medicare?

Health Services Research

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 739-754

  Wright, Steven M ^a   Daley, Jennifer ^a   Fisher, Elliott S ^a   Thibault, George E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

access; AMI; cardiac procedures; Medicare; veterans

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; MEDICAID; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOLDIER;

AGED; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ODDS RATIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 0031020510     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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