Comparison of case fatality rates for acute myocardial infarction in weekday vs weekend admissions in South Korea

Circulation Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 496-502

  Hong, Jae Seok ^a   Kang, Hee Chung ^a   Lee, Sun Hee ^a  

^a Health Insurance Review Agency   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Case fatality rate; Invasive procedures; Medical management

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA BASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATALITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; SOUTH KOREA;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77649196717     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-09-0678     Document Type: Article

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