Mortality in acute myocardial infarction patients cared for by general practice physicians: Effect of specialist consultation

Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 295-305

  Quan, Hude ^a   Fong, Andrew ^a,b   Cujec, Bibiana ^c   Jin, Yan ^d   Johnson, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Quality Improvement and Health Information   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d Information Analysis   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CARDIOLOGY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 22944444575     PISSN: 10796533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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