Real-time monitoring of coronary care mortality: A comparison and combination of two monitoring tools

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 301-307

  Sherlaw Johnson, Chris ^a   Morton, Anthony ^b   Robinson, Michael B ^c   Hall, Alistair ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c NUFFIELD INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART INFARCTION; MORTALITY; PERSONAL MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ADJUSTED CUMULATIVE SUM; ROCKET TRAIL; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 17044380842     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2004.12.009     Document Type: Article

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