Abstract
Implementation of guideline-based tools for AMI may facilitate quality improvement among a variety of institutions, patients, and caregivers. This initial project provides a foundation for future initiatives aimed at quality improvement.
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MedicineMyocardial infarctionGuidelineQuality managementEmergency medicineAspirinFamily medicineInternal medicine
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- Year
- 2002
- Type
- article
- Volume
- 287
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 1269-1269
- Citations
- 480
- Access
- Closed
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Rajendra H. Mehta
(2002).
Improving Quality of Care for Acute Myocardial Infarction<SUBTITLE>The Guidelines Applied in Practice (GAP) Initiative</SUBTITLE>.
JAMA
, 287
(10)
, 1269-1269.
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.287.10.1269
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- DOI
- 10.1001/jama.287.10.1269