Mortality after acute myocardial infarction is lower in metropolitan regions than in non-metropolitan regions

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 590-595

  Dinh Vu, Huy ^a   Heller, Richard F ^a   Lim, Lynette L Y ^a   D'Este, Catherine ^a   O'Connell, Rachel L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARDIAC AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; NITRATE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; METROPOLITAN AREA; MORTALITY;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NEW SOUTH WALES; ODDS RATIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033942912     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.54.8.590     Document Type: Article

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