Use of cumulative mortality data in patients with acute myocardial infarction for early detection of variation in clinical practice: Observational study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 323, Issue 7308, 2001, Pages 324-327

  Lawrance, R A ^a   Dorsch, M F ^a   Sapsford, R J ^a   Mackintosh, A F ^b   Greenwood, D C ^c   Jackson, B M ^a   Morrell, C ^a   Robinson, M B ^c   Hall, A S ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035845313     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.323.7308.324     Document Type: Article

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