Time lost in the management of acute myocardial infarction;ZEITVERLUST IN DER THERAPIE DES AKUTEN HERZINFARKTS

Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 126, Issue 22, 1996, Pages 967-973

  Genoni, M ^a   Sessa, F ^a   Pasotti, E ^a   Malacrida, R ^a   Maggioni, A ^a   Moccetti, T ^a,b  

^a ISIS Studiengruppe Schweiz ^*  (Germany)

^b Ospedale Civico Lugano   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY CONTROL; SYMPTOM; TIME;

AGED; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWITZERLAND; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030070881     PISSN: 00367672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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