Physician Board Certification and the Care and Outcomes of Elderly Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction
Chen J, Rathore SS, Wang Y, Radford MJ, Krumholz HM. Physician Board Certification and the Care and Outcomes of Elderly Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2006, 21: 238-244. PMID: 16637823, PMCID: PMC1828098, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00326.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionBoard-certified physiciansPhysician board certificationMyocardial infarctionFamily practitionersInternal medicineBoard certificationHigher useUse of aspirinQuality of careMultivariate regression analysisBoard-certified internistsElderly patientsHospitalized patientsClinical guidelinesMedicare patientsAspirinPatientsMortalityPhysiciansFamily practiceCareInfarctionRegression analysisCardiologists