The waits that matter

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 364, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 2279-2281

  Maa, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN HERNIA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; DEATH; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79959307556     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1101882     Document Type: Short Survey

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