Impact of a chest pain clinic on recurrency of symptoms and readmissions among patients early discharged from hospital after acute myocardial infarction was ruled out

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-36

  Karlson, B W ^a   Wahrborgm P ^a   Sjoland H ^a   Lindqvist, J ^a   Herlitz, J ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Chest pain; Readmission; Recurrency of symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; THORAX PAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHEST PAIN; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT READMISSION; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0032009892     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-199803000-00008     Document Type: Article

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