Ethnic Variation in Acute Myocardial Infarction Presentation and Access to Care

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 103, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1368-1373

  King, Kathryn M ^a   Khan, Nadia A ^b   Quan, Hude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CANADA; CAUCASIAN; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; EMERGENCY WARD; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM;

AGED; CANADA; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 65449135897     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.01.344     Document Type: Article

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