The physician's role in minimizing prehospital delay in patients at high risk for acute myocardial infarction: Recommendations from the National Heart Attack Alert Program

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 126, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 645-651

  Dracup, Kathleen ^a   Alonzo, Angelo A ^a   Atkins, James M ^a   Bennett, Nancy M ^a   Braslow, Allan ^a   Clark, Luther T ^a   Eisenberg, Mickey ^a   Ferdinand, Keith Copelin ^a   Frye, Robert ^a   Green, Lee ^a,b   Hill, Martha N ^a,c   Kennedy, J Ward ^a,d   Kline Rogers, Eva ^a,e   Moser, Debra K ^a,f   Ornato, Joseph P ^a,g   Pitt, Bertram ^a,h   Scott, Jane D ^a,i   Selker, Harry P ^a,j   Silva, Sharron J ^a,k   Thies, William ^a,l   Weaver, W Douglas ^a,m   Wenger, Nanette K ^a,n   White, Suzanne K ^a,o   more..

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^f OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^j TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^k AMERICAN RED CROSS   (United States)

^l AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^m HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁿ GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^o LLP   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ALGORITHM; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0030978129     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-126-8-199704150-00010     Document Type: Review

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