Gender and stress test use in an ED chest pain unit

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 890-895

  Napoli, Anthony ^a   Choo, Esther K ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; EXERCISE TEST; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER BIAS; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; THORAX PAIN;

CHEST PAIN; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84863221175     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2011.06.009     Document Type: Article

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