Chest pain evaluation units

Journal of Accident and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 237-240

  Quin, Gareth ^a  

^a ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART FAILURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REVIEW; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0033935614     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.17.4.237     Document Type: Review

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