Evaluating and improving the quality of care for acute myocardial infarction: Can regionalization help?

JAMA

Volumn 295, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 2177-2179

  Hannan, Edward L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CREATININE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; UREA;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; AGED; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; LEGAL ASPECT; NOTE; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; CERTIFICATE OF NEED; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MEDICARE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646455625     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.295.18.2177     Document Type: Editorial

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