An examination of clinical intuition in risk assessment among acute coronary syndromes patients: Observations from a prospective multi-center international observational registry

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 171, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 209-216

  Chew, Derek P ^a   Juergens, Craig ^b   French, John ^b   Parsonage, Will ^c   Horsfall, Matthew ^d   Brieger, David ^e   Quinn, Stephen ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d SOUTH AUSTRALIAN HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^e Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndromes; Clinical intuition; Risk prediction

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INDIA; INTUITION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; ST SEGMENT; TACHYCARDIA;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES; CLINICAL INTUITION; RISK PREDICTION;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84892896004     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.12.010     Document Type: Article

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