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Chest pain prevalence, causes, and disposition in the emergency department of a regional hospital in Pretoria

BACKGROUND: Chest pain is a common clinical syndrome. However, there is a paucity of African studies describing the causes, prevalence, aetiology, and disposition of patients with chest pain presenting in the emergency department (ED). AIM: The aim of this retrospective descriptive study was to dete...

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Autores principales:	Geyser, Mimi, Smith, Selma
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	AOSIS 2016
Materias:	Original Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4926718/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27380782 http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v8i1.1048

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