Impact of the implementation of highly sensitive cardiac troponin T assay in a university hospital setting

Biochimica Clinica

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 301-306

  Braga, Federica ^a   Dolci, Alberto ^a   Valente, Cristina ^a   Boido, Augusto ^a   Moretti, Alessandro ^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;

ARTICLE; CARDIAC TROPONIN T ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EMERGENCY WARD; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 84855716369     PISSN: 03930564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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