Survival after Acute Myocardial Infarction (SAMI) study: The design and implementation of a positive deviance study

American Heart Journal

Volumn 162, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Krumholz, Harlan M ^a,b,c   Curry, Leslie A ^a,c   Bradley, Elizabeth H ^a,c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 82555176630     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.09.004     Document Type: Article

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