Gender differences in clinical evaluation and triage in coronary artery disease

Chest

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 1510-1513

  Bergelson, B A ^a   Tommaso, C L ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

coronary artery disease; gender; revascularization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

EID: 0028823694     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.108.6.1510     Document Type: Article

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