Electrophysiology: Evaluating early repeat emergency department use in patients with atrial fibrillation: A population-based analysis

American Heart Journal

Volumn 165, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 939-948

  Atzema, Clare L ^a,b,c,f   Dorian, Paul ^b,d   Ivers, Noah M ^a,b,e   Chong, Alice S ^a   Austin, Peter C ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f not available   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERNIST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; AGE; AMBULATORY CARE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; METHODOLOGY; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; ONTARIO; PATIENT READMISSION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84880065284     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2013.02.026     Document Type: Article

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