Regular primary care plays a significant role in secondary prevention of ischemic heart disease in a Western Australian cohort

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1092-1097

  Einarsdóttir, Kristjana ^a   Preen, David B ^a   Emery, Jon D ^a   Holman, C D'Arcy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

GP visits; hospitalisations; ischemic heart disease; primary care; record linkage

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSULTATION; EMERGENCY CARE; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SECONDARY PREVENTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SECONDARY PREVENTION; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 80755135541     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1665-1     Document Type: Article

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