Myocardial infarction centres: The way forward

Heart

Volumn 91, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2005, Pages

  Andersen, Henning Rud ^a   Terkelsen, C J ^a   Thuesen, L ^a   Krusell, L R ^a   Kristensen, S D ^a   Botker H E ^a   Lassen, J F ^a   Nielsen, T T ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HEPARIN;

BALLOON; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW;

CORONARY CARE UNITS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT TRANSFER; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 20044368342     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2004.058537     Document Type: Review

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