De Facto regionalization of care for ST-elevation myocardial infarction in Florida, 2001-2009

American Heart Journal

Volumn 164, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 681-688

  Forsyth, Colin J ^a,b   Pathak, Elizabeth Barnett ^a   Strom, Joel A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CARDIAC PATIENT; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84868608484     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2012.06.027     Document Type: Article

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