Derivation and validation of a risk stratification model to identify coronary artery disease in women who present to the emergency department with potential acute coronary syndromes

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 630-634

  Diercks, Deborah B ^a,c   Hollander, Judd E ^b   Sites, Frank ^b   Kirk, J Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Risk stratification; Women

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONSULTATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEATH; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; THORAX PAIN; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 2942564687     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2004.01.001     Document Type: Article

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