Impact of implementation of the high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T assay in a university hospital setting

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1211-1212

  Dolci, Alberto ^a   Braga, Federica ^a   Valente, Cristina ^a   Guzzetti, Stefano ^a   Panteghini, Mauro ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN T;

ASSAY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH SENSITIVITY CARDIAC TROPONIN T ASSAY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LETTER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WARD;

HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TROPONIN T;

EID: 79961065550     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: 15308561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2011.164426     Document Type: Letter

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