Implementation of a pre-hospital decision rule in general practice. Triage of patients with suspected myocardial infarction.

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Published in Eur Heart J on January 01, 1996

Authors

E W Grijseels1, J W Deckers, A W Hoes, E Boersma, J A Hartman, E van der Does, M L Simoons

Author Affiliations

1: Thoraxcentre, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

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