Socioeconomic inequalities in the diffusion of health technology: Uptake of coronary procedures as an example

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 224-229

  Korda, Rosemary J ^a,b   Clements, Mark S ^b   Dixon, Jane ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Coronary procedures; Diffusion; Health care; Heart disease; Inequalities; Socioeconomic status; Technology; Time trends

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH IMPACT; HOSPITAL SECTOR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROBABILITY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANGIOPLASTY; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SOCIAL CLASS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 78650947683     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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