Ecological studies and cardiovascular outcomes research

Circulation

Volumn 118, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 2588-2593

  Tu, Jack V ^a   Ko, Dennis T ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ecological fallacy; Ecological studies; Myocardial infarction; Outcomes research

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; ECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCIENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOPOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ECOLOGY; HUMANS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOPOGRAPHY, MEDICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58149399128     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.729806     Document Type: Review

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