Developing a STEMI system of care for low- and middle-income countries: The STEMI-India model

Global Heart

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 419-423

  Alexander, Thomas ^a   Mullasari, Ajit S ^b   Narula, Jagat ^c  

^a KOVAI MEDICAL CENTER AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^b MADRAS MEDICAL MISSION HOSPITAL   (India)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MIDDLE INCOME; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; COMMUNITY CARE; CORONARY CARE UNIT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; INDIA; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; POVERTY; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CLASS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INDIA; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; POVERTY; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CLASS; STATE HEALTH PLANS;

EID: 84920845145     PISSN: 22118160     EISSN: 22118179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gheart.2014.04.005     Document Type: Article

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