Editorial: Disparities in cardiovascular care: Does a rising tide lift all boats?

Circulation

Volumn 121, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 2253-2254

  Cook, Nakela L ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Editorials; Health disparities; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; EDITORIAL; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVASCULARIZATION; SMOKING CESSATION; CAUCASIAN; ETHNOLOGY; HISPANIC; NEGRO; NOTE; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953231770     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.956961     Document Type: Editorial

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