Geographical location of residence and uniformity of access to cardiac revascularization services after catherization

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 517-523

  Seidel, Judy E ^a   Ghali, William A ^a,b   Faris, Peter D ^a   Bow, C Jennifer D ^a   Waters, Nigel M ^a   Graham, Michelle M ^c   Galbraith, P Diane ^a,b   Mitchell, L Brent ^b   Knudtson, Merril L ^b,d   Hui, William ^d   Archer, Stephen ^d   Koshal, Arvind ^d   Norris, Colleen M ^d   Curtis, Michael ^d   Maitland, Andrew ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Access; Geographical distance; Health services research; Revascularization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HOUSING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ALBERTA; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 2642529682     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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