Clinical outcome of patients evaluated with emergency centre myocardial perfusion SPET for unexplained chest pain

Nuclear Medicine Communications

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 459-462

  Stewart, R E ^a   Dickinson, C Z ^a   Weissman, I A ^a   O'Neill W W ^a   Dworkin, H J ^a   Juni, J E ^a  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0029944263     PISSN: 01433636     EISSN: 14735628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006231-199606000-00002     Document Type: Article

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