The relation between socioeconomic status and short-term mortality after acute myocardial infarction persists in the elderly: Results from a nationwide study

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 605-613

  Van Oeffelen, Aloysia A M ^a   Agyemang, Charles ^b   Bots, Michiel L ^a   Stronks, Karien ^b   Koopman, Carla ^a   Van Rossem, Lenie ^a   Vaartjes, Ilonca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Elderly; Income; Myocardial infarction; Short term mortality; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CASE FATALITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FATALITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MORTALITY; ONSET AGE; PRE HOSPITAL MORTALITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIME OF DEATH; URBANIZATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NETHERLANDS; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84866520317     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-012-9700-z     Document Type: Article

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