Editorial
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39339.380093.BE.
Effectiveness of chest pain units
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- DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39339.380093.BE
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Editorial
Effectiveness of chest pain units
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Abstract
Trial shows no benefit overall, but success may vary as a result of operational factors that are difficult to measure
Conflict of interest statement
Competing interests: None declared.
Comment on
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Effectiveness and safety of chest pain assessment to prevent emergency admissions: ESCAPE cluster randomised trial.BMJ. 2007 Sep 29;335(7621):659. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39325.624109.AE. Epub 2007 Sep 18. BMJ. 2007. PMID: 17878265 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
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