Mortality and revascularization following admission for acute myocardial infarction: Implication for rural Veterans

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 310-317

  Abrams, Thad E ^a,b   Vaughan Sarrazin, Mary ^a,b   Kaboli, Peter J ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Geography; Hospitals; Rural; Veterans

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

AGED; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT TRANSFER; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS;

EID: 77957310740     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2010.00318.x     Document Type: Article

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