Establishment and progress of the chest pain unit certification process in Germany and the local experiences of Mainz

European Heart Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 682-686

  Post, Felix ^a   Gori, Tommaso ^a   Senges, Jochen ^b   Giannitsis, Evangelos ^b   Katus, Hugo ^b   Münzel, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CHEST PAIN UNIT; COST CONTROL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REGISTER; STANDARDIZATION; THORAX PAIN;

CERTIFICATION; CHEST PAIN; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; GERMANY; HUMANS; PAIN CLINICS; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 84858410348     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs044     Document Type: Article

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