Regional Differences in Treatment Frequency and Case-Fatality Rates in Korean Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Using the Korea National Health Insurance Claims Database
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Issues regarding healthcare disparity continue to increase in connection with access to quality care for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), even though the case-fatality rate (CFR) continues to decrease. We explored regional variation in AMI CFRs and examined whether the variation was due to disparities in access to quality medical services
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دوره 93 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014