Do acute myocardial infarction and stroke mortality vary by distance to hospitals in Switzerland? Results from the Swiss National Cohort Study
Conclusions
The increasing AMI mortality with increasing driving time to the nearest university hospital but not to any nearest hospital reflects a complex interplay of many factors along the care pathway.
Source: BMJ Open - Category: Journals (General) Authors: Berlin, C., Panczak, R., Hasler, R., Zwahlen, M., for the Swiss National Cohort Study Group Tags: Open access, Emergency medicine, Health services research, Public health Source Type: research
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