TY - JOUR
T1 - Is country of birth a risk factor for acute hospitalization for cardiovascular disease in Victoria, Australia?
AU - Dassanayake, Jayantha
AU - Gurrin, Lyle C
AU - Payne, Waren
AU - Sundararajan, Vijaya
AU - Dharmage, Shyamali
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - International mortality studies show that some subgroups of migrants have a higher risk of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) than the native-born. To investigate whether country of birth increases the risk for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and cerebral infarction (stroke) hospitalization in Victoria, Australia. A retrospective analysis of Victorian AMI (ICD-10-AM codes I21 and I22) and stroke (ICD-10-AM I63 and I64) discharges from routinely collected hospital data in 2001-2002 was conducted.
AB - International mortality studies show that some subgroups of migrants have a higher risk of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) than the native-born. To investigate whether country of birth increases the risk for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and cerebral infarction (stroke) hospitalization in Victoria, Australia. A retrospective analysis of Victorian AMI (ICD-10-AM codes I21 and I22) and stroke (ICD-10-AM I63 and I64) discharges from routinely collected hospital data in 2001-2002 was conducted.
UR - http://aph.sagepub.com/content/23/3/280.full.pdf+html
U2 - 10.1177/1010539511403906
DO - 10.1177/1010539511403906
M3 - Article
SN - 1010-5395
VL - 23
SP - 280
EP - 287
JO - Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health
JF - Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health
IS - 3
ER -
