Chapter 6: Clinical evaluation of women with ischemic heart disease: Diagnosis and noninvasive testing

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 17, Issue 11 SUPPL. D, 2001, Pages

  Isaac, Debra ^a   Walling, Ann ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; REVIEW; SCINTISCANNING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORAX PAIN;

ALGORITHMS; CHEST PAIN; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

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DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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