Fast track thrombolysis in acute myocardial infarction: A quality improvement project

Indian Heart Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 167-171

  Bharat, Vijaya ^a,b   Tripathy, Sunita ^a   Guha, Arun Kumar ^a   Mitra, Amitava ^a  

^a Manipal Tata Medical College Jamshedpur   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STREPTOKINASE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; QUALITY CONTROL;

CORONARY CARE UNITS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT ADMISSION; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031776569     PISSN: 00194832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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