Echocardiography in the evaluation of patients in chest pain units

Cardiology Clinics

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 531-539

  Lewis, William R ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 27644523180     PISSN: 07338651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2005.08.009     Document Type: Review

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