Cost effectiveness of diagnostic strategies for patients with acute, undifferentiated chest pain

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 429-433

  Goodacre, S ^a   Calvert, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEART ENZYME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MONEY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THORAX PAIN; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0141496137     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.20.5.429     Document Type: Article

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