Impact of socioeconomic status on guideline-recommended care for ST-elevation myocardial infarction in the United States

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 424-425

  Vasaiwala, Samip ^a   Vidovich, Mladen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibrinolysis; Primary PCI; STEMI

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LETTER; PATIENT CARE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956612371     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.11.032     Document Type: Article

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