Specialized centers and systems for heart attack care

American Heart Hospital Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 14-20

  Kereiakes, Dean J ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; CORONARY CARE UNIT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HOSPITALIZATION; MEDICINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED STATES;

CARDIAC CARE FACILITIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41249086142     PISSN: 15419215     EISSN: 17517168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7168.2008.07644.x     Document Type: Review

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