National use and effectiveness of β-blockers for the treatment of elderly patients after acute myocardial infarction: National Cooperative Cardiovascular Project

JAMA

Volumn 280, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 623-6219

  Krumholz, Harlan M ^a,b,c   Radford, Martha J ^a,b,c   Wang, Yun ^c   Chen, Jersey ^a   Heiat, Asefeh ^b   Marciniak, Thomas A ^d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Connecticut Peer Review Organization ^*  (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG UTILIZATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0032547328     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.280.7.623     Document Type: Article

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