Improving the management of non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes: Systematic evaluation of a quality improvement programme European QUality Improvement Programme for Acute Coronary Syndrome: The EQUIP-ACS project protocol and design

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Volumn 11, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Flather, Marcus D ^a   Booth, Jean ^a   Babalis, Daphne ^a   Bueno, Hector ^b   Steg, Philippe G ^c   Opolski, Grzegorz ^d   Ottani, Filippo ^e   Machecourt, Jacques ^f   Bardaji, Alfredo ^g   Bojestig, Mats ^h   Brady, Anthony R ⁱ   Lindahl, Bertil ^j  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^c ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^e MORGAGNI PIERANTONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^g HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI JOAN XXIII   (Spain)

^h Jonkoping County Council   (Sweden)

ⁱ Sealed Envelope Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^j UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FONDAPARINUX; HEPARIN; HIRULOG; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ITALY; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MAINTENANCE DRUG DOSE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT CARE; POLAND; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPAIN; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT DURATION; UNITED KINGDOM; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EUROPE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANTICOAGULANTS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EUROPE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 76949091504     PISSN: 17456215     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-11-5     Document Type: Article

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