Should emergency physicians use B-type natriuretic peptide testing in patients with unexplained dyspnea?

CJEM

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 162-165

  Hohl, Corinne M ^a   Mitelman, Bernice Y ^a   Wyer, Peter ^b   Lang, Eddy ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 85008560207     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818043     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500006540     Document Type: Review

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