Comparing the process of quality of care for managing acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction between headquarter and branch hospitals

Acta Cardiologica Sinica

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 121-125

  Chen, Ying Hsian ^a   Lin, Jou Wei ^a   Chang, Sheng Nan ^a   Hwang, Juey Jen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aspirin; HMG CoA; Myocardial infarction; Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty; Quality of health care; Statins

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ACCREDITATION; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOLOGIST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY REPERFUSION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; QUALITY CONTROL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TACHYCARDIA; TAIWAN; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORK EXPERIENCE;

EID: 56849092547     PISSN: 10116842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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