Effectiveness of chest pain units

British Medical Journal

Volumn 335, Issue 7621, 2007, Pages 623-624

  Clancy, Mike ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; CORONARY RISK; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; THORAX PAIN; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CHEST PAIN; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MULTICENTER STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 35148878259     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39339.380093.BE     Document Type: Editorial

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