Transitions and inequalities in acute myocardial infarction mortality in New South Wales, 1969-94

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 343-351

  Burnley, Ian H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEATH CERTIFICATE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; STATISTICS; URBAN AREA; WIDOW;

EID: 0032812110     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.1999.tb01273.x     Document Type: Article

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