Patient satisfaction with an emergency department chest pain observation unit

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 109-115

  Rydman, R J ^a   Zalenski, R J ^a   Roberts, R R ^a   Albrecht, G A ^a   Misiewicz, V M ^a   Kampe, L M ^a   McCarren, M ^a  

^a Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0031013724     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(97)70316-0     Document Type: Article

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