Thrombolytic therapy in the elderly

Lancet

Volumn 356, Issue 9247, 2000, Pages 2028-2030

  White, Harvey D ^a  

^a GREEN LANE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

AGED; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG INDICATION; ELDERLY CARE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034676803     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)03397-3     Document Type: Note

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