Disparities in the care of chest pain

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 179, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 631-633

  Diercks, Deborah B ^a   Miller, Chadwick D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 52649165144     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.081190     Document Type: Note

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