A tale of two countries: Insights from the differences in Canadian/American patterns of care for patients with acute coronary syndromes

American Heart Journal

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 14-20

  O'Shea, J Conor ^a   Fu, Yuling ^b   Chang, Wei Ching ^b   Armstrong, Paul W ^b  

^a DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CANADA; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034960501     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2001.116330     Document Type: Conference Paper

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