Using admission characteristics to predict short-term mortality from myocardial infarction in elderly patients: Results from the Cooperative Cardiovascular Project

JAMA

Volumn 275, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 1322-1328

  Normand, Sharon Lise T ^a,b   Glickman, Mark E ^c   Sharma, R G V R K ^d   McNeil, Barbara J ^a,e  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Boston University   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0029880602     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.275.17.1322     Document Type: Article

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