Triage and diagnosis of chest pain in rural hospitals: implementation of the ACI-TIPI in the High Plains Research Network.

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Published in Ann Fam Med on March 29, 2006

Authors

John M Westfall1, Rebecca F Van Vorst, Joe McGloin, Harry P Selker

Author Affiliations

1: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, UCHSC at Fitzsimons, Aurora, Colo, USA. jack.westfall@uchsc.edu

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