Emergency Physician Activation of the Cath Lab: Saving Time, Saving Lives

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 535-537

  Magid, David ^a   Bradley, Elizabeth H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 35348999475     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.06.017     Document Type: Editorial

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