The impact of achieving perfect care in acute coronary syndrome: The role of computer assisted decision support

American Heart Journal

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 29-34

  Milani, Richard V ^a   Lavie, Carl J ^a,b   Dornelles, Adriana C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVIVAL PREDICTION;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECISION MAKING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863722445     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2012.04.004     Document Type: Article

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