The SELF pathway for the management of syncope

Critical Pathways in Cardiology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 173-178

  Herzog, Eyal ^a   Frankenberger, Olivier ^a   Pierce, Walter ^a   Steinberg, Jonathan S ^a  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical pathway; Echocardiography; Loss of consciousness; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCOPE;

EID: 33748626565     PISSN: 1535282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hpc.0000235984.06110.95     Document Type: Article

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