Emergency Cardiac Biomarkers and Point-of-Care Testing
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Cardiac marker point-of-care testing in the Emergency Department and Cardiac Care Unit.
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عنوان ژورنال: Point of Care: The Journal of Near-Patient Testing & Technology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1533-029X
DOI: 10.1097/poc.0b013e3181d9d45c