Rate of admission and long-term prognosis among patients with acute chest pain in the 1990s compared with the 1980s

Cardiology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-56

  Herlitz, Johan ^a   Karlson, Björn W ^a   Karlsson, Thomas ^a   Stensdotter, Lillemor ^a   Sjölin, Margareta ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chest pain; Time trend

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SWEDEN; THORAX PAIN; TIME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHEST PAIN; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; SWEDEN;

EID: 23944446044     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000086525     Document Type: Article

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