Sex and diagnostic evaluation of possible coronary artery disease after exercise treadmill testing at one academic teaching center

American Heart Journal

Volumn 134, Issue 5 I, 1997, Pages 807-813

  Lauer, M S ^a   Pashkow, F J ^a   Snader, C E ^a   Harvey, S A ^a   Thomas, J D ^a   Marwick, T H ^a  

^a Department of Cardiology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THORAX PAIN; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

EID: 0030729189     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(97)80003-8     Document Type: Article

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