Effect of cardiologist ECG review on emergency department practice

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 16-21

  Todd, K H ^a   Hoffman, J R ^a   Morgan, M T ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; COHORT ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EXPERT SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0030052618     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(96)70290-1     Document Type: Article

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