Computed Tomographic Angiography for Low Risk Chest Pain: Seeking Passage

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 305-308

  Newman, David H ^a  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; THORAX PAIN; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; CHEST PAIN; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRIAGE;

EID: 60249088109     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.11.015     Document Type: Editorial

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