Variations by health region in treatment and survival after heart attack

Articles and reports: 82-003-X200900210872
Description:

This article examines geographical variations in 30-day revascularization rates and 30-day in-hospital mortality rates for Canadian heart attack (acute myocardial infarction) patients. The data are from the Health Person-Oriented Information Database and pertain to health regions with at least 100,000 population in seven provinces for the years 1995/1996 and 2003/2004.

Issue Number: 2009002
Author(s): Bernier, Julie; Brien, Susan; Finès, Philippe; Ghali, William; Johansen, Helen; Wolfson, Michael
Main Product: Health Reports
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