American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 102, Issue 6 , Pages 663-667 , 15 September 2008

Weekend/Holiday Versus Weekday Hospital Discharge and Guideline Adherence (from the American Heart Association's Get With the Guidelines – Coronary Artery Disease Database)

  • Sumit Tickoo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Division, Danbury Hospital, Danbury, Connecticut
    • ,
  • Gregg C. Fonarow, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
    • ,
  • Adrian F. Hernandez, MD

      Affiliations

    • Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina
    • ,
  • Li Liang, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina
    • ,
  • Christopher P. Cannon, MD

      Affiliations

    • TIMI Study Group, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 617-278-0146; fax: 617-734-7329

Received 27 October 2007 ,Revised 29 April 2008 ,Accepted 29 April 2008.

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PII: S0002-9149(08)00827-8

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.04.053

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 102, Issue 6 , Pages 663-667 , 15 September 2008

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