Characteristics and admission patterns of patients presenting with syncope to U.S. emergency departments, 1992-2000.

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Published in Acad Emerg Med on October 01, 2004

Authors

Benjamin C Sun1, Jennifer A Emond, Carlos A Camargo

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA. bsun@post.harvard.edu.

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