Income and short-term case fatality after myocardial infarction in the whole middle-aged population of Malmö, Sweden

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 533-538

  Rosvall, Maria ^a,b   Gerward, Sofia ^a,b   Engström, Gunnar ^a   Hedblad, Bo ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Case fatality; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATALITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MORTALITY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SOCIAL CLASS; SWEDEN;

EID: 52949083886     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckn059     Document Type: Article

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