The financial burden of emergency department congestion and hospital crowding for chest pain patients awaiting admission.

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Published in Ann Emerg Med on February 01, 2005

Authors

Matthew D Bayley1, J Sanford Schwartz, Frances S Shofer, Mark Weiner, Frank D Sites, K Bobbi Traber, Judd E Hollander

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, The Wharton School.

Associated clinical trials:

Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Strategy for the Management of Patients With Acute Chest Pain and Detectable to Elevated Troponin (CMR-IMPACT) | NCT01931852

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