Effect of a patient's sex on the timing of thrombolytic therapy

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 8-15

  Jackson, R E ^a   Anderson, W ^a   Peacock IV, W F ^a   Vaught, L ^a   Carley, R S ^a   Wilson, A G ^a  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISTREPLASE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; STREPTOKINASE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TIME;

EID: 0030070516     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(96)70289-5     Document Type: Article

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