Performance of comorbidity indices in measuring outcomes after acute myocardial infarction in Australian indigenous and non-indigenous patients

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Condon, J R ^a,b   You, J ^a   Mcdonnell, J ^b  

^a Health Gains Planning   (Australia)

^b MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal Australian; Acute myocardial infarction; Comorbidity; Survival; Validation

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; ELIXHAUSER COMORBIDITY INDEX; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERFORMANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

AUSTRALIA; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NORTHERN TERRITORY; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POPULATION GROUPS;

EID: 84864039227     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2011.02539.x     Document Type: Article

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