Association between hospital process performance and outcomes among patients with acute coronary syndromes

JAMA

Volumn 295, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 1912-1920

  Peterson, Eric D ^a   Roe, Matthew T ^a   Mulgund, Jyotsna ^a   DeLong, Elizabeth R ^a   Lytle, Barbara L ^a   Brindis, Ralph G ^b   Smith, Sidney C ^c   Pollack, Charles V ^d   Newby, L Kristin ^a   Harrington, Robert A ^a   Gibler, W Brian ^e   Ohman, E Magnus ^a  

^a DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THORAX PAIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646158921     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.295.16.1912     Document Type: Article

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