Short Stay Management of Chest Pain

Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) continues to challenge our health care system in the complexity of presentation and the ever increasing number of patients exhibiting signs and symptoms of an acute coronary syndrome. Written by leading experts, Short Stay Management of Chest Pain provides scientific an...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Cannon, Christopher P. (Editor), Peacock, William Franklin. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2009.
Series:Contemporary Cardiology
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-948-2
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