Compliance with acute mi guidelines lowers inpatient mortality

Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 356-359

  Szekendi, Marilyn K ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

ACC AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction; Acute MI; Clinical outcomes; Compliance with guidelines; Patient care guidelines

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0642287903     PISSN: 08894655     EISSN: 15505049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005082-200311000-00006     Document Type: Article

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