Short versus prolonged bed rest after uncomplicated acute myocardial infarction: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 775-781

  Herkner, Harald ^a   Thoennissen, Jana ^a   Nikfardjam, Mariam ^a   Koreny, Maria ^a   Laggner, Anton N ^a   Müllner, Marcus ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bed rest; Heart attack; Meta analysis; Myocardial infarction therapy; Recumbency; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANGINA PECTORIS; BED REST; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DATA BASE; DEATH; HEART REINFARCTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0042384968     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(03)00121-5     Document Type: Article

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