Gender Differences of Revascularization in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 97, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1722-1726

  Fang, Jing ^a   Alderman, Michael H ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; DATABASES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; NEW YORK; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33744526147     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.01.032     Document Type: Article

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