Emergency department use of aspirin in patients with possible acute myocardial infarction

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 126-129

  Saketkhou, B Benjamin ^b   Conte, Frank J ^b   Noris, Maryanne ^c   Tilkemeier, Peter ^a   Miller, Gregory ^d   Forman, Daniel E ^a   Cannistra, Lauralyn ^e   Leavitt, Jeffrey ^e   Sharma, Satish C ^f   Garber, Carol ^e   Parisi, Alfred F ^a  

^a MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Truesdale Cardiology Associates ^*  (United States)

^c Truesdale Med/Surgical Associates   (United States)

^d Grand River Cardiology   (United States)

^e MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^f PROVIDENCE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0030798133     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-127-2-199707150-00005     Document Type: Article

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