Long-term MI Outcomes at Hospitals With or Without On-site Revascularization
JAMAPublished 25 April 2001
David A. Alter
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In this sample of patients admitted with AMI, the differing outcomes of apparently similar patients treated in 2 different practice settings were explained by multiple competing factors and researchers should be cautious about attributing patient outcome differences to any single factor.
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In this sample of patients admitted with AMI, the differing outcomes of apparently similar patients treated in 2 different practice settings were explained by multiple competing factors. Researchers conducting observational studies should be cautious about attributing patient outcome differences to any single factor.
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