A good report card, but there is room for improving care for patients with myocardial infarction

John K French^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, NSW.
² Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW.
³ University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.

Editorial

John K French. Med J Aust. 2021 Jun.

. 2021 Jun;214(11):512-513.

doi: 10.5694/mja2.51110. Epub 2021 May 27.

John K French^{1

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¹ Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, NSW.
² Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW.
³ University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.

No abstract available

Keywords: Myocardial infarction.

Comment on

Long term survival after acute myocardial infarction in Australia and New Zealand, 2009-2015: a population cohort study.
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