Does increased investment in coronary angiography and revascularisation reduce socioeconomic inequalities in utilisation?

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 572-577

  Manson Siddle, C J ^a   Robinson, M B ^b  

^a South Humber Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032778733     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.53.9.572     Document Type: Article

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