Access to revascularization among patients with acute myocardial infarction in New York City - Impact of hospital resources

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1085-1094

  Fang, Jing ^a,c   Negassa, Abdissa ^a   Gern, Robert W ^b   Alderman, Michael H ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Coronary heart diseases; Neighborhoods; Revascularization; SPARCS

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MARKOV CHAINS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; NEW YORK CITY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33845908187     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-006-9093-y     Document Type: Article

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