Regional differences in process of care and outcomes for older acute myocardial infarction patients in the United States and Ontario, Canada.

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Published in Circulation on December 26, 2006

Authors

Dennis T Ko1, Harlan M Krumholz, Yongfei Wang, JoAnne M Foody, Fredrick A Masoudi, Edward P Havranek, John J You, David A Alter, Therese A Stukel, Alice M Newman, Jack V Tu

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Cardiology, Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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