Hospital care and survival of acute myocardial infarction patients in Minnesota and Southern Germany: A comparative study

Coronary Artery Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 467-473

  Shahar, Eyal ^a   Lewis, Michael ^b,d   Keil, Ulrich ^b,c,d   McGovern, Paul G ^a   Löwel, Hannelore ^b,c,d   Luepker, Russell V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b KLINIKUM AUGSBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^d INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

medical care; myocardial infarction; survival

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CORONARY CARE UNIT; GERMANY; HOSPITAL CARE; INDUSTRIALIZATION; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029782457     PISSN: 09546928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019501-199606000-00010     Document Type: Article

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