Delays in thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction: Association with mode of transportation to the hospital, age, sex, and race

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 35-42

  Davis, Leslie L ^a   Evans, Juanita J ^b   Strickland, James D ^c   Shaw, Linda K ^b   Wagner, Galen S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Alamance Regional Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NORTH CAROLINA; SEX FACTORS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 0035234150     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2001.10.1.35     Document Type: Article

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