A standardized guideline-based algorithm coupled with online decision-making tool: The new frontier for efficient management of syncope?

Europace

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1359-1361

  Brignole, Michele ^a   Hamdan, Mohamed H ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNCOPE;

ALGORITHMS; CANADA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SYNCOPE;

EID: 80053402426     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eur049     Document Type: Review

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