30-day in-hospital mortality after acute myocardial infarction in Tuscany (Italy): An observational study using hospital discharge data

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Seghieri, Chiara ^a   Mimmi, Stefano ^b   Lenzi, Jacopo ^b   Fantini, Maria Pia ^b  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk; Medical records; Mortality; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORTALITY; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT DISCHARGE;

EID: 84868458219     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-170     Document Type: Article

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