The waiting game: Facing the consequences

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 167, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1247-1248

  Ezekowitz, Justin A ^a   Armstrong, Paul W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NOTE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOM; TIME; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 0036435102     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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