A study to derive a clinical decision rule for triage of emergency department patients with chest pain: design and methodology

A study to derive a clinical decision rule for triage of emergency department patients with chest pain: design and methodology

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Chest pain is the second most common chief complaint in North American emergency departments. Data from the U.S. suggest that 2.1% of patients with acute myocardial infarction and 2.3% of patients with unstable angina are misdiagnose...

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Main Authors: Jaffe Allan, Wells George A, Hess Erik P, Stiell Ian G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-02-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-227X/8/3

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