Acute ischemic syndromes: Chest pain center concept

Cardiology Clinics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 117-136

  Amsterdam, Ezra A ^a   Lewis, William R ^a   Kirk, J Douglas ^a   Diercks, Deborah B ^a   Turnipseed, Samuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0036156969     PISSN: 07338651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0733-8651(03)00069-9     Document Type: Review

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