Racial differences in survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest

JAMA

Volumn 302, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1195-1201

  Chan, Paul S ^a   Nichol, Graham ^b   Krumholz, Harlan M ^c,d   Spertus, John A ^a   Jones, Philip G ^a   Peterson, Eric D ^e   Rathore, Saif S ^c,d   Nallamothu, Brahmajee K ^f  

^a SAINT LUKE S MID AMERICA HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CARDIOVERSION; CAUCASIAN; ETHNOLOGY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEGRO; REGISTER; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; UNITED STATES; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 70349234316     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.1340     Document Type: Article

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