Outcome of acute myocardial infarction according to the specialty of the admitting physician

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 335, Issue 25, 1996, Pages 1880-1887

  Jollis, James G ^a   Delong, Elizabeth R ^a   Peterson, Eric D ^a   Muhlbaier, Lawrence H ^a   Fortin, Donald F ^a   Califf, Robert M ^a   Mark, Daniel B ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORTALITY; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOLOGY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029906954     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199612193352505     Document Type: Article

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