Diagnostic pitfalls in the emergency ward: Effect of age in myocardial infarction;Difficultes diagnostiques de l'infarctus du myocarde dans un service d'accueil et d'urgence: Influence de l'age

Presse Medicale

Volumn 27, Issue 32, 1998, Pages 1613-1616

  Le Conte, Ph ^a   De Collart, G Hulot ^a   Chevalier, J C ^a   Yatim, D ^a   Touze M D ^a   Garrec, F ^a   Baron, D ^a  

^a NANTES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE MB; MYOGLOBIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CREATINE KINASE; ISOENZYME;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; THORAX PAIN; AGE; BLOOD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CREATINE KINASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENZYME TESTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032564218     PISSN: 07554982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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