Impact of socioeconomic status on outcome of a Brazilian heart transplant recipients cohort

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 142-143

  Parra, Andrelisa V ^a   Rodrigues, Vanessa ^a   Cancella, Sônia ^a   Cordeiro, José A ^a   Bestetti, Reinaldo B ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE BASE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chagas' cardiomyopathy; Congestive; Heart failure; Heart transplantation; Socioeconomic aspects; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART GRAFT; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; BRAZIL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39749180375     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.01.038     Document Type: Article

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