Quality indicators for acute myocardial infarction care in China

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 365-374

  Sun, Hongpeng ^a   Liu, Meina ^a   Hou, Shuang ^a  

^a HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Performance measurement; Quality indicator; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL;

ACUTE HEART FAILURE; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CHINA; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DELPHI STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART REINFARCTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SMOKING CESSATION; SURGEON; VALIDITY;

CHINA; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 79960526407     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzr020     Document Type: Article

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