Chest pain evaluation units

Western Journal of Medicine

Volumn 173, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 403-407

  Quin, G ^a  

^a ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REVIEW; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0034524590     PISSN: 00930415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ewjm.173.6.403     Document Type: Review

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