Improving the delivery of coronary care for ethnic minorities

Heart

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 479-480

  Khunti, K ^a   Samani, Nilesh J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY CARE UNIT; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDITORIAL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0242668431     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.89.5.479     Document Type: Editorial

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