Do women with acute myocardial infarction receive the same treatment as men?

BMJ

Volumn 309, Issue 6954, 1994, Pages 563-

  Clarke, K W ^a   Gray, D ^a   Keating, N A ^a   Hampton, J R ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL;

CLINICAL APPROACH/SOURCE; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; FEMALES; GREAT BRITAIN; MALES; NOTTINGHAM; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; SELECTION FOR TREATMENT; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; AFTERCARE; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ASPIRIN; CORONARY CARE UNITS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT SELECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0027978060     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.309.6954.563     Document Type: Article

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