Ethnic differences in utilization of invasive cardiac procedures and in long-term survival following acute myocardial infarction

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 275-280

  Mak, Koon Hou ^a   Kark, Jeremy D ^b   Chia, Kee Seng ^c   Tan, Caren ^a   Foong, Bok Huay ^d   Chew, Suok Kai ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Singapore)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Coronary angiography; Coronary revascularization; Ethnic; Myocardial infarction; Registry

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; CHINESE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INDIA; INVASIVE CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MORTALITY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; SINGAPORE; SOUTH ASIA; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL TIME; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

EID: 2542551134     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960270507     Document Type: Article

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