Predictors of ambulance transport in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 226-230

  Scherer, Tara M ^a   Russ, Stephan ^a   Jenkins, Cathy A ^b   Jones, Ian D ^a   Slovis, Corey M ^a   Cunningham, Brittany L ^a   Barrett, Tyler W ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ambulance; Emergency Medical Services; forecasting; myocardial infarction; public health

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AMBULANCES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84864561421     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X12000696     Document Type: Article

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