Determinants and patterns of utilization of primary percutaneous coronary intervention across 12 European countries: 2003-2008

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 168, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 2745-2753

  Laut, Kristina Grønborg ^a   Gale, Christopher Peter ^b,c   Lash, Timothy L ^a,d   Kristensen, Steen Dalby ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c YORK TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Angioplasty balloon coronary; Health services accessibility; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BELGIUM; CATHETERIZATION; DATA BASE; DENMARK; DISEASE REGISTRY; EUROPE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; IRELAND; ITALY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMUNERATION; REVASCULARIZATION; SPAIN; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SWEDEN; TREND STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM; ADULT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION;

EID: 84885661838     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.03.085     Document Type: Article

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