Does it matter where you go with an acute myocardial infarction?

European Heart Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 19, 2001, Pages 1764-1766

  Zijlstra, F ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE WEEZENLANDEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; CORONARY CARE UNIT; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANGIOPLASTY; CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034805032     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2001.2760     Document Type: Editorial

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