Factors associated with pre-hospital and in-hospital delay time in acute myocardial infarction: A 6-year experience

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 243, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 243-250

  Berglin Blohm, M ^a   Hartford, M ^a   Karlsson, T ^a   Herlitz, J ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Delay; Thrombolytic therapy

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CORONARY CARE UNIT; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEDEN; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 7144261076     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.1998.00296.x     Document Type: Article

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