The value of diagnostic information to patients with chest pain suggestive of coronary artery disease

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 149-157

  Mushlin, Alvin I ^a   Kern, Lisa M ^a   Paris, Mary ^b   Lambert, David R ^b   Williams, Geoffrey ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Appropriateness; Chest pain; Coronary artery disease; Diagnostic tests; Value to patients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHORT FORM 36; SYMPTOM; THORAX PAIN; TREADMILL;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHEST PAIN; COGNITION; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; DECISION MAKING; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 15744389181     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X05275157     Document Type: Article

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