Cost-effectiveness of a new short-stay unit to "rule out" acute myocardial infarction in low risk patients

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1994, Pages 1249-1259

  Gaspoz, Jean Michel ^a   Lee, Thomas H ^a   Weinstein, Milton C ^a,b   Cook, E Francis ^a   Goldman, Paula ^a   Komaroff, Anthony L ^a   Goldman, Lee ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY;

ALGORITHMS; CHEST PAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY CARE UNITS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0028131717     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(94)90106-6     Document Type: Article

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