Closing the knowledge, treatment, and outcome gap

Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2004, Pages

  Watson, Karol E ^a   Fonarow, Gregg C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; EPTIFIBATIDE; HEPARIN; HIRUDIN;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; AMERICAN INDIAN; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL TRIAL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LEARNING; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; GENETICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; PATIENT EDUCATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4444309529     PISSN: 15306550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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