Understanding racial differences in the use of thrombolytic therapy: What more do we need to know?

American Heart Journal

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 211-212

  Maynard, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q WAVE; RACE DIFFERENCE; STROKE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032961180     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/hj.1999.v137.92524     Document Type: Article

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