Reported underuse of risk scores in patients with acute coronary syndromes without persistent ST elevations in clinical practice: Results of a survey of the ALKK study group

Clinical Research in Cardiology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 83-84

  Zeymer, Uwe ^a   Schneider, Steffen ^a   Zahn, Ralf ^a   Andresen, Dietrich ^a  

^a KLINIKUM LUDWIGSHAFEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; BLEEDING; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORONARY RISK; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LETTER; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORAX PAIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84893085887     PISSN: 18610684     EISSN: 18610692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-013-0635-5     Document Type: Letter

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