Acute coronary syndromes: Acute myocardial infarction and ischemia

ECG in Emergency Medicine and Acute Care

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 151-172

  Smith, Stephen W ^a   Whitwam, Wayne ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HARPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

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EID: 17644411171     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-01811-1.50042-0     Document Type: Chapter

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