Coronary revascularization at specialty cardiac hospitals and peer general hospitals in black medicare beneficiaries

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 116-122

  Nallamothu, Brahmajee K ^a   Lu, Xin ^b   Vaughan Sarrazin, Mary S ^b   Cram, Peter ^b  

^a VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary revascularization; Racial disparities; Specialty hospitals

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY CARE UNIT; ECONOMICS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC CARE FACILITIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INSURANCE BENEFITS; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; PATIENT ADMISSION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70449525051     PISSN: 19417713     EISSN: 19417705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.108.800086     Document Type: Article

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