Impact of socioeconomic status and rurality on early outcomes and mid-term survival after CABG: Insights from a multicentre registry

Background: We examined whether socioeconomic status and rurality influenced outcomes after coronary surgery. Methods: We identified 14,150 patients undergoing isolated coronary surgery. Socioeconomic and rurality data was obtained from the Australian Bureau of Statistics and linked to patients'...

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Main Authors: Shi, W., Yap, C., Newcomb, A., Hayward, P., Tran, L., Reid, Christopher, Smith, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier Ltd 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44438