Racial/ethnic disparities among Asian Americans in inpatient acute myocardial infarction mortality in the United States

• Автори: Eun Ji Kim (Автор), Nancy R. Kressin (Автор), Michael K. Paasche-Orlow (Автор), Lenny Lopez (Автор), Jennifer E. Rosen (Автор), Mengyun Lin (Автор), Amresh D. Hanchate (Автор)
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• Опубліковано: BMC, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a common high-risk disease with inpatient mortality of 5% nationally. But little is known about this outcome among Asian Americans (Asians), a fast growing racial/ethnic minority in the country. The objectives of the study are to obtain near-n...