Inconsistent electrocardiographic testing for syncope in United States emergency departments

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1306-1308

  Sun, Benjamin C ^a   Emond, Jennifer A ^b   Camargo Jr , Carlos A ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SYNCOPE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2342574691     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.02.021     Document Type: Article

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