Carla Ancona

Socioeconomic status and hospitalization in the very old: a retrospective study (2007)

Antonelli-Incalzi, Raffaele, Ancona, Carla, Forastiere, Francesco, Belleudi, Valeria, Corsonello, Andrea, Perucci, Carlo A

Abstract Background Socioeconomic status could affect the demand for hospital care. The aim of the present study was to assess the role of age, socioeconomic status and comorbidity on acute hospital...

Socioeconomic differentials in premature mortality in Rome: changes from 1990 to 2001 (2006)

Cesaroni, Giulia, Agabiti, Nera, Forastiere, Francesco, Ancona, Carla, Perucci, Carlo A

Abstract Background While socioeconomic inequalities in mortality have widened in many countries, evidence of social differentials is scarce in Southern Europe. We studied temporal changes in...

Differences in access to coronary care unit among patients with acute myocardial infarction in Rome: old, ill, and poor people hold the burden of inefficiency (2004)

Ancona, Carla, Arcà, Massimo, Saitto, Carlo, Agabiti, Nera, Fusco, Danilo, Tancioni, Valeria, ...

Abstract Background Direct admission to Coronary Care Unit (CCU) on hospital arrival can be considered as a good proxy for adequate management in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), as...

BioMed Central (2004)

Carla Ancona, Massimo Arcà, Carlo Saitto, Nera Agabiti, Danilo Fusco, Valeria Tancioni, ...

Research article Differences in access to coronary care unit among patients with acute myocardial infarction in Rome: old, ill, and poor people hold the burden of inefficiency