Acute Coronary Syndromes in Indigenous Australians: Opportunities for Improving Outcomes Across the Continuum of Care

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 19, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 325-336

  Brown, Alex ^a  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndromes; Indigenous; Mixed methods; Outcomes; Secondary prevention

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART FAILURE; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SUDDEN DEATH; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUSTRALIA; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; POPULATION GROUPS; RECURRENCE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 77953120653     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2010.02.011     Document Type: Article

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