Time trends of myocardial infarction 28-day case-fatality in the 1990s: Is there a contribution from different changes among socioeconomic classes?

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 593-598

  Fornari, C ^a   Cesana, G C ^a   Chambless, L E ^b   Corrao, G ^a   Borchini, R ^c   Madotto, F ^a   Ferrario, M M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL SECTOR; MALE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY CARE; FATALITY; HEART ARREST; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIME; TREND STUDY;

ADULT; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

BRIANZA; COMO; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LOMBARDY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 46949094472     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2007.065151     Document Type: Article

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