Racial differences in reperfusion therapy use in patients hospitalized with myocardial infarction: A regional phenomenon

American Heart Journal

Volumn 149, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1074-1081

  Rathore, Saif S ^a   Frederick, Paul D ^c   Every, Nathan R ^c   Barron, Hal V ^d   Krumholz, Harlan M ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Ovation Research Group   (United States)

^d GENENTECH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REPERFUSION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 20544474288     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2004.08.018     Document Type: Article

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