Economics of Point-of-Care (POC) Testing for Cardiac Markers and B-Natriuretic Peptide (BNP)

Plastic Surgical Nursing

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-14

  Blick, Kenneth E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

acute coronary syndromes; B natriuretic peptide; cardiac markers; congestive heart failure; economics; point of care

Indexed keywords

EID: 85026156591     PISSN: 07415206     EISSN: 15501841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.poc.0000157182.34907.89     Document Type: Article

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