Journal of epidemiology and community health
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J Epidemiol Community Health · Aug 2000
Comparative StudyMortality after acute myocardial infarction is lower in metropolitan regions than in non-metropolitan regions.
To compare in-hospital mortality for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) between metropolitan and non-metropolitan hospitals after adjustment for patients' severity; to examine the role of the use of effective cardiac medications in the possible mortality difference between these types of hospital. ⋯ In-hospital mortality in non-metropolitan hospitals was higher than that in metropolitan hospitals, after adjustment for patients' severity. This might partly be explained by the difference in use of effective cardiac medications between hospital type.