Acute coronary syndromes observed from an international perspective

European Heart Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 15, 2002, Pages 1139-1140

  Alpert, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

CORONARY CARE UNIT; DENMARK; EASTERN EUROPE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART REINFARCTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORTALITY; NORTH AMERICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; UNITED STATES; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; EUROPE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; REGISTRIES; SYNDROME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036701023     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2002.3261     Document Type: Editorial

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