A race for the base st-segment-elevation myocardial infarction systems of care in low- and middle-income countries

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 5-6

  Nallamothu, Brahmajee K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COMMUNITY NETWORKS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION;

EID: 84873636101     PISSN: 19417713     EISSN: 19417705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.112.970137     Document Type: Editorial

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