Socioeconomic gradients in admission to coronary or intensive care units among Australians presenting with non-traumatic chest pain in emergency departments

Socioeconomic gradients in admission to coronary or intensive care units among Australians presenting with non-traumatic chest pain in emergency departments

Abstract Background Socioeconomic inequalities in cardiovascular morbidity have been previously reported showing direct associations between socioeconomic disadvantage and worse health outcomes. However, disagreement remains regarding the strength of the direct associations. The main objective of th...

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Main Authors: George Mnatzaganian, Janet E Hiller, Jason Fletcher, Mark Putland, Cameron Knott, George Braitberg, Steve Begg, Melanie Bish
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Chest pain
Cardiovascular morbidity
Emergency department
Intensive care
Socioeconomic gradients
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12873-018-0185-2

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