Differences in Treatment and Management of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Patients Presenting with Chest Pain: Results of the Heart Protection Partnership (HPP) Study

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-37

  Ranasinghe, Isuru ^a   Chew, Derek ^b   Aroney, Con ^c   Coverdale, Steven ^d   Allen, Roger ^e   Walters, Darren ^f   Brieger, David ^a  

^a ANZAC Research Institute   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^c Holy Spirit Northside Private Hospital Australia   (Australia)

^d NAMBOUR GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Health services; Indigenous

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ASIAN; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CARDIOLOGIST; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; INDIAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; THORAX PAIN; ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACTUAL DATABASE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CHEST PAIN; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 59049090658     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2008.08.014     Document Type: Article

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