Effect of living alone on patient outcomes after hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 108, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 943-948

  Bucholz, Emily M ^a   Rathore, Saif S ^a   Gosch, Kensey ^b   Schoenfeld, Amy ^a   Jones, Philip G ^b   Buchanan, Donna M ^b   Spertus, John A ^b   Krumholz, Harlan M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIVING ALONE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT FORM 12; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052778739     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: 18791913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.05.023     Document Type: Article

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