Effects of race and health insurance on the rates of pacemaker implantation for complete heart block in the United States

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 227-229

  Hreybe, Haitham ^a   Saba, Samir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HOSPITALIZATION; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3142538758     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.03.071     Document Type: Article

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