Letters15 April 1998Social Class and Recovery from Myocardial InfarctionJeannette R. Ickovics, PhD, Catherine M. Viscoli, PhD, and Ralph I. Horwitz, MDJeannette R. Ickovics, PhDYale University; New Haven, CT 06520Search for more papers by this author, Catherine M. Viscoli, PhDYale University; New Haven, CT 06520Search for more papers by this author, and Ralph I. Horwitz, MDYale University; New Haven, CT 06520Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-128-8-199804150-00025 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:We thank Dr. Haywood for his comments and appreciate the opportunity to learn about these related findings. As we mentioned in our paper, we took advantage of the opportunity to conduct secondary analyses on the Beta Blocker Heart Attack Trial because this is one of the few large studies of a clinical event to include adequate data on clinical determinants and outcomes as well as social and psychological predictors. Unfortunately, we were limited to the cohort as assembled. No women were included in the supplemental Health Insurance Plan substudy, from which the data on social class and psychosocial ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Yale University; New Haven, CT 06520 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 15 April 1998Volume 128, Issue 8Page: 696KeywordsClinical trialsForecastingHealth insuranceLongitudinal studiesMyocardial infarctionPsychology Issue Published: 15 April 1998 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1998 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...