Factors associated with delay in giving thrombolytic therapy after arrival at hospital

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 168, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 111-114

  Palmer, Didier J ^a   Cox, Karen L ^a   Dear, Keith ^a,b   Leitch, James W ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b Department of Statistics ^*

^c JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ST SEGMENT;

EID: 0032472897     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb126743.x     Document Type: Article

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