Hospital length of stay in patients with non-st-segment elevation myocardial infarction

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 125, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1085-1094

  Vavalle, John P ^a   Lopes, Renato D ^a   Chen, Anita Y ^a   Newby, L Kristin ^a   Wang, Tracy Y ^a   Shah, Bimal R ^a   Ho, P Michael ^b   Wiviott, Stephen D ^c   Peterson, Eric D ^a   Roe, Matthew T ^a   Granger, Christopher B ^a  

^a DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital discharge; Length of stay; Non ST segment elevation myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SHOCK; SURVIVAL; URBAN AREA;

AGED; CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867889804     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2012.04.038     Document Type: Article

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