Feasibility of a rapid diagnostic protocol for an emergency department chest pain unit

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 99-108

  Zalenski, R J ^a   Rydman, R J ^a   McCarren, M ^a   Roberts, R R ^a   Jovanovic, B ^a   Das, K ^a   Mensah, E K ^a   Kampe, L M ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EMERGENCY WARD; EXERCISE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; REIMBURSEMENT; RISK FACTOR; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0031014664     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(97)70315-9     Document Type: Article

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