Lessons learned from the CRUSADE National Quality Improvement Initiative

Current Cardiology Reports

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 285-290

  Peterson, Eric D ^a   Bynum, David Z ^a   Roe, Matthew T ^a  

^a DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; BLEEDING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CORONARY ARTERY RECANALIZATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EARLY INTERVENTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARTICLE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 54449084190     PISSN: 15233782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11886-008-0046-9     Document Type: Review

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