How low can we go: High-sensitivity troponin T in patients presenting with chest pain

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 198-199

  Schneider, Hans G ^a,b  

^a Alfred Pathology Service   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN T;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THORAX PAIN;

CHEST PAIN; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; TROPONIN T;

EID: 79956107385     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 00045632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/acb.2011.011067     Document Type: Editorial

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