Racial differences in the medical treatment of elderly medicare patients with acute myocardial infarction

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 736-743

  Allison, Jeroan J ^a,b   Kiefe, Catarina I ^a   Centor, Robert M ^a   Box, J Brent ^a   Farmer, Robert M ^a  

^a Alabama Quality Assurance Foundation   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

acute myocardial infarction; elderly patients; Medicare patients; racial differences in treatment

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; NEGRO; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RACE DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030474965     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02598987     Document Type: Article

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