OUT-PATIENT CHEST PAIN: ECONOMIC IMPACT OF INITIAL DIAGNOSTIC TESTING CHOICE
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(16)31574-1