Is Coding for Myocardial Infarction More Accurate Now That Coding Descriptions Have Been Clarified to Distinguish ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction from Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction?

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 513-517

  Steinberg, Benjamin A ^a   French, William J ^b   Peterson, Eric ^c   Frederick, Paul D ^d   Cannon, Christopher P ^e  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Ovation Research Group   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

AGED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 51749115288     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.04.039     Document Type: Article

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