Chest pain unit concept: Rationale and diagnostic strategies

Cardiology Clinics

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 411-421

  Blomkalns, Andra L ^a   Gibler, W Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE MARKER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; THORAX PAIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 27644501808     PISSN: 07338651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2005.08.011     Document Type: Review

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