Rapid transfer for ST-elevation myocardial infarction PCI: It's just not that hard

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 434-436

  Blankenship, James C ^a   Williams, Sara H ^b  

^a GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; UNITED STATES;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; VERMONT;

EID: 71749085328     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: 15572501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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