Troponin for acute coronary syndromes: Has NICE got it right?

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 194-195

  Thomson, J D R ^a   MacKintosh, A F ^a   Barth, J H ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY; TROPONIN;

BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BLOOD LEVEL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; STANDARDIZATION;

CLINICAL TRIALS; CORONARY DISEASE; HUMANS; INTEGRINS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RISK FACTORS; TROPONIN;

EID: 0036260947     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0004563021902116     Document Type: Short Survey

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