Trends in in-hospital mortality following acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in Victoria, 1987-1994

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 431-436

  O'Hara, D ^a,c   McDonald, I ^b  

^a Department of Human Services ^*  (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Unit 7   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mortality; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030870970     PISSN: 00048291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1997.tb02202.x     Document Type: Article

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