Inequity in primary and secondary preventive care for acute myocardial infarction? Use by socioeconomic status across middle-aged and older patients

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1579-1585

  Cohen, Deborah ^a   Manuel, Douglas G ^b   Tugwell, Peter ^b   Ramsay, Tim ^b   Sanmartin, Claudia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; LIPID;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SOCIAL STATUS;

AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; ONTARIO; RECURRENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 84888287681     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2013.06.004     Document Type: Article

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