The use of empiric clinical data in the evaluation of practice guidelines for unstable angina

JAMA

Volumn 276, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 1568-1574

  Katz, David A ^a   Griffith, John L ^a   Beshansky, Joni R ^a   Selker, Harry P ^a,b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 0029852770     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.276.19.1568     Document Type: Article

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