The National Heart Attack Alert Program: Progress at 5 years in educating providers, patients, and the public and future directions

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 9-17

  Hand, Mary ^a   Brown, Clarice ^a   Horan, Michael ^a   Simons Morton, Denise ^a  

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

Author keywords

Myocardial infarction; Patient education; Public health; Thrombolytic therapy

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL STAFF; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 0031683932     PISSN: 09295305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008868020782     Document Type: Article

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