Gender differences and factors associated with the receipt of thrombolytic therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction: A community-wide perspective

American Heart Journal

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 43-50

  Yarzebski, Jorge ^a   Col, Nananda ^a   Pagley, Paul ^a   Savageau, Judith ^a   Gore, Joel ^a   Goldberg, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; STREPTOKINASE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030070522     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(96)90049-6     Document Type: Article

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