Sex differences in use of interventional cardiology persist after risk adjustment

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 203-208

  Nante, N ^a   Messina, G ^a   Cecchini, M ^a   Bertetto, O ^b   Moirano, F ^c   McKee, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b Piedmont Region   (Italy)

^c Local Health Agency   (Italy)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH RISK; HOSPITAL SECTOR; MORBIDITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; PREJUDICE; RISK ADJUSTMENT; SEX FACTORS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ANGINA;

EID: 62449246982     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.077537     Document Type: Article

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