Impact of availability of hospital-based invasive cardiac services on racial differences in the use of these services

American Heart Journal

Volumn 138, Issue 3 I, 1999, Pages 507-517

  Gregory, P M ^a   Rhoads, G G ^a   Wilson, A C ^a   O'Dowd, K J ^a   Kostis, J B ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MORTALITY; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0032822265     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(99)70154-7     Document Type: Article

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