Diffusion of troponin testing in unstable angina patients: Adoption prior to guideline release

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1236-1243

  Centor, Robert M ^a,b   Allison, Jeroan J ^a,b   Weissman, Norman W ^a,b,c   Canto, John ^b,d   Heudebert, Gustavo ^a,b   Juarez, Lucia ^b   Kiefe, Catarina I ^a,b  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d University of Alabama at Birmingham and Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion of technology; Guideline adherence; Troponin; Unstable angina

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; TROPONIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REST; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 0346219340     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(03)00200-2     Document Type: Article

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