Gender effects on health care costs in cardiovascular medicine - A black box?

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 74-78

  Gulbins, Helmut ^a   Vogel, Beatrice ^a   Reichenspurner, Hermann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEART CENTER HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

cardiac; health economics; outcomes

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

BIRTH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MALE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PREGNANCY; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84873094582     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: 14391902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1328931     Document Type: Review

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