Weekend versus weekday mortality in myocardial infarction in the United States: Data from healthcare cost and utilization project nationwide inpatient sample

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 877-878

  Pathak, Ranjan ^a   Karmacharya, Paras ^a   Aryal, Madan Raj ^a   Donato, Anthony A ^a  

^a Reading Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

HCUP; Mortality; Myocardial infarction; Nationwide Inpatient Sample; Weekend

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LETTER; PATIENT SELECTION; POPULATION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME OF DEATH; UNITED STATES; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MORTALITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; TIME; TRENDS;

HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MORTALITY; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT ADMISSION; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84903309580     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.04.206     Document Type: Article

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