Learning to suspect the unexpected: Evaluating women with cardiac syndromes

American Heart Journal

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 186-188

  Peterson, E D ^a   Alexander, K P ^a  

^a DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY WARD; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0031848097     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/hj.1998.v136.89736     Document Type: Article

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