ED patients with heart failure: identification of an observational unit-appropriate cohort

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 319-324

  Diercks, Deborah B ^a   Peacock, W Franklin ^b   Kirk, J Douglas ^a   Weber, Jim E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN I;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEATH; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TROPONIN I;

EID: 33646073410     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2005.11.014     Document Type: Article

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