American Heart Journal
Volume 146, Issue 2 , Pages 207-209 , August 2003

Is geography destiny? Illuminating the survival advantage of elderly patients in New England after acute myocardial infarction

  • John Z. Ayanian, MD, MPP

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: John Z. Ayanian, MD, MPP, Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, 180 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

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PII: S0002-8703(03)00238-2

doi: 10.1016/S0002-8703(03)00238-2

American Heart Journal
Volume 146, Issue 2 , Pages 207-209 , August 2003

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