Care concordant with guidelines predicts decreased long-term mortality in patients with unstable angina pectoris and non-ST-Elevation myocardial infarction

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1218-1222

  Allen, Larry A ^b   O'Donnell, Christopher J ^b   Giugliano, Robert P ^b   Camargo Jr , Carlos A ^b   Lloyd Jones, Donald M ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SURVIVAL TIME; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 2342649952     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.01.063     Document Type: Article

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