Dyspnea and risk in suspected coronary disease

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 353, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 1963-1965

  Marwick, Thomas H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CORONARY DISEASE; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MORTALITY; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PROGNOSIS; RISK;

EID: 27644440881     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe058192     Document Type: Editorial

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