Neighbourhood socioeconomics status predicts non-cardiovascular mortality in cardiac patients with access to universal health care

PLoS ONE

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Heslop, Claire L ^a   Miller, Gregory E ^b   Hill, John S ^a  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVAL; CANADA; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ECONOMICS; FOLLOW UP; INSURANCE; STATISTICS;

CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 58149461142     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004120     Document Type: Article

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