American Heart Journal
Volume 149, Issue 5 , Pages 826-831 , May 2005

Impact of the application of the American College of Emergency Physicians recommendations for the admission of patients with syncope on a retrospectively studied population presenting to the emergency department

  • Ahmad A. Elesber, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
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  • Wyatt W. Decker, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
    • ,
  • Peter A. Smars, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
    • ,
  • David O. Hodge, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
    • ,
  • Win-Kuang Shen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence. Win-Kuang Shen, MD, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905.

Received 11 November 2003 ,Accepted 30 July 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2004.07.024

American Heart Journal
Volume 149, Issue 5 , Pages 826-831 , May 2005

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