The effect of place of residence on access to invasive cardiac services following acute myocardial infarction

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 207-212

  Hassan, Ansar ^a   Pearce, Neil J ^b   Mathers, Jim ^c   Veugelers, Paul J ^d   Hirsch, Gregory M ^a   Cox, Jafna L ^a,c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Health Sciences Centre St John's   (Canada)

^c Improving Cardiovascular Outcomes in Nova Scotia (ICONS)   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Catheterization; Epidemiology; Health outcomes; Morbidity; Mortality; Outcomes research

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; TICLOPIDINE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PREDICTION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; URBAN AREA; CANADA; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART INFARCTION; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REGISTER; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NOVA SCOTIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT READMISSION; REGISTRIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 65349171449     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0828-282X(09)70062-5     Document Type: Article

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