Impact of geographic proximity to cardiac revascularization services on service utilization

Medical Care

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 45-57

  Gregory, Patrice M ^a   Malka, Edmond S ^a   Kostis, John B ^a   Wilson, Alan C ^a   Arora, Jasmine K ^a   Rhoads, George G ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Coronary artery bypass; Health services accessibility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NEW JERSEY; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0033628752     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200001000-00006     Document Type: Article

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