Determinants of avoidable deaths from ischemic heart disease in East and West Germany

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 309-317

  Schwierz, Christoph ^a   Wübker, Ansgar ^b  

^a BELGIAN HEALTH CARE KNOWLEDGE CENTRE KCE   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Avoidable deaths; Germany; Intracardiac catheters; Ischemic heart disease

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEATH; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY;

EID: 77954956197     PISSN: 09431853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10389-010-0314-1     Document Type: Article

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