Gender disparities in Puerto Ricans hospitalized with an initial acute myocardial infarction: A population-based perspective

Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 192-198

  Zevallos, Juan Carlos ^a   Yarzebski, Jorge ^b   Banchs, Héctor ^a   González Sánchez, Juan A ^a   Mattei, Hernando ^a   Goldberg, Robert J ^b   González, María del Carmen ^a   Quevedo, Juan ^a   Mojica, Gruschenka ^a   Pericchi, Luis R ^c   García Palmieri, Mario R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MEDICAL SCIENCES CAMPUS   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Gender; Health care disparity; Myocardial infarction; Population surveillance; Secondary prevention

Indexed keywords

AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUERTO RICO; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PUERTO RICO; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84871099063     PISSN: 07380658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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