Gender differences in the treatment of patients with acute myocardial ischemia and infarction in England

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 136-146

  Raine, Rosalind A ^a   Crayford, Tim J B ^a   Chan, Koon Lan ^a   Chambers, John B ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cardiology; Health services accessibility; Women

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CORONARY RISK; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); COHORT STUDIES; ENGLAND; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 0032911618     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462399152231     Document Type: Review

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