Self-referral of patients for electron-beam computed tomography to screen for coronary artery disease

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 339, Issue 27, 1998, Pages 2018-2020

  Taylor, Allen J ^a,b   O'Malley, Patrick G ^b  

^a WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; ELECTRON BEAM; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING;

AGED; CALCINOSIS; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY DISEASE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; SELF CARE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032585595     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199812313392711     Document Type: Review

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