Study reveals worrying survival gap between rich and poor after heart surgery
Friday, April 3, 2009 - 07:21
in Health & Medicine
People from the most deprived areas of England have a far higher risk of death after cardiac surgery than people from the least deprived areas, finds a large study published on bmj.com today.
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