The number of cardiologists, case volume, and in-hospital mortality in acute myocardial infarction patients

Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct;168(4):4470-1. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.06.139. Epub 2013 Jul 17.

Authors

Sungchul Park¹, Noriko Sasaki, Toshitaka Morishima, Hiroshi Ikai, Yuichi Imanaka

Affiliation

¹ Department of Healthcare Economics and Quality Management, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Yoshida Konoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan. Electronic address: park.sungchul.53n@st.kyoto-u.ac.jp.

PMID: 23871346
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.06.139

No abstract available

Keywords: Acute myocardial infarction; Case volume; In-hospital mortality; The number of cardiologists.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Cardiology / statistics & numerical data*
Hospital Mortality*
Humans
Myocardial Infarction / epidemiology
Myocardial Infarction / mortality*
Workforce