Chest pain units. A modern way of managing patients with chest pain in the emergency department

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 203-209

  Bassan, Roberto ^a,b  

^a Pro Cardiaco Hospital   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL PRÓ CARDÍACO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COST; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; THORAX PAIN;

ALGORITHMS; ANGINA PECTORIS; BRAZIL; CHEST PAIN; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 0036690101     PISSN: 0066782X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0066-782X2002001100015     Document Type: Article

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