National trends in resource utilization associated with ED visits for syncope

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 998-1001

  Probst, Marc A ^a   Kanzaria, Hemal K ^b,c   Gbedemah, Misato ^a   Richardson, Lynne D ^a   Sun, Benjamin C ^d  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FAINTNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; COMPLICATION; DEHYDRATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FACTUAL DATABASE; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; SYNCOPE; TRENDS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEHYDRATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SYNCOPE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84932192285     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.04.030     Document Type: Article

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