Going back to understand the future: Socioeconomic position and survival after myocardial infarction

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 137-139

  Kaplan, George A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; SURVIVAL RATE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; INCOME; MORTALITY; NOTE; RISK FACTOR;

HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCOME; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33644814263     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-144-2-200601170-00012     Document Type: Editorial

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