Access to primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in Canada: A geographic analysis

Open Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Patel, Alka B ^a   Tu, Jack V ^b   Waters, Nigel M ^c   Ko, Dennis T ^d   Eisenberg, Mark J ^e   Huynh, Thao ^f   Rinfret, Stéphane ^g   Knudtson, Merril ^a   Ghali, William A ^a,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^g LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

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EID: 77956016300     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19112092     Source Type: Journal    
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