The pre-hospital phase in patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction: Results of the Olten Cardiac Emergency Study;Die Vorspitalphase von Patienten Mit Verdacht auf akuten Myokardinfarkt: Ergebnisse der 'Oltner Herznotfallstudie'

Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 127, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 479-488

  Pfister, R ^d   Gaillet, R ^d   Saner, H ^a,b,d   Pirovino, M ^b   Castelli, I ^b   Gaspoz, J M ^c  

^a Kardiologische Praxis   (Switzerland)

^b KANTONSSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^d Spezialarzt für Kardiologie FMH ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEART DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SWITZERLAND;

AGED; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 0030945287     PISSN: 00367672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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