Spatial variation in the management and outcomes of acute coronary syndrome

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Vanasse, Alain ^a,b   Niyonsenga, Théophile ^b   Courteau, Josiane ^b   Grégoire, Jean Pierre ^c   Hemiari, Abbas ^b   Loslier, Julie ^b   Bénie, Goze ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY CARE UNIT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SYNDROME; TIME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; CARDIAC CARE FACILITIES; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT READMISSION; QUEBEC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 26844442708     PISSN: 14712261     EISSN: 14712261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2261-5-21     Document Type: Article

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