Chest pain units

British Medical Journal

Volumn 325, Issue 7356, 2002, Pages 116-117

  Clancy, Mike ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; CHEST PAIN UNIT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037143052     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.325.7356.116     Document Type: Editorial

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