Ethnic inequalities in incidence, survival and mortality from abdominal aortic aneurysm in New Zealand

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1097-1103

  Sandiford, Peter ^a   Mosquera, Damien ^b   Bramley, Dale ^a  

^a WAITEMATA DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^b TARANAKI DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD SYSTEM DISORDER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EQUITY; ETHNIC CONFLICT; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; GENDER ISSUE; HEALTH IMPACT; MORTALITY; SURVIVAL;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AORTA RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RACE; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84872046321     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2011-200754     Document Type: Article

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