Single-living is associated with increased risk of long-term mortality among employed patients with acute myocardial infarction

Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 91-98

  Nielsen, Finn Erland ^a   Mard, Shan ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Prognosis; Single living; Social support

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE MAN; SINGLE WOMAN; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 77955395795     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791349     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2147/clep.s8975     Document Type: Article

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