Cost effectiveness of thrombolytic therapy with tissue plasminogen activator as compared with streptokinase for acute myocardial infarction.

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Published in N Engl J Med on May 25, 1995

Authors

D B Mark1, M A Hlatky, R M Califf, C D Naylor, K L Lee, P W Armstrong, G Barbash, H White, M L Simoons, C L Nelson

Author Affiliations

1: Economic and Quality of Life Coordinating Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C. 27710, USA.

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