A high proportion of patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction do not come to hospital by ambulance [6]

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 546-547

  Kelly, A M ^a   Kerr, D ^a  

^a Joseph Epstein Centre for Emergency Medicine Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CORONARY CARE UNIT; DEFIBRILLATOR; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART ARREST; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LETTER; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THORAX PAIN;

AMBULANCES; HEART ARREST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MULTICENTER STUDIES; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; VICTORIA;

EID: 0344303637     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-5994.2003.00470.x     Document Type: Letter

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