Identifying barriers to prehospital thrombolysis in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 650-653

  Hanson, T C ^a   Williamson, Dominic ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AMBULANCE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 33748064977     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2005.033993     Document Type: Review

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