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Patterns of Emergency Care for Possible Acute Coronary Syndrome Among Patients with Chest Pain or Shortness of Breath at a Tanzanian Referral Hospital

Global Heart
Volume 15 (2020): Issue 1
By: Julian T. Hertz,  Godfrey L. Kweka,  Gerald S. Bloomfield,  Alexander T. Limkakeng,  Zak Loring,  Gloria Temu,  Blandina T. Mmbaga,  Charles J. Gerardo and  Francis M. Sakita  
Open Access
|Feb 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/gh.402 | Journal eISSN: 2211-8179
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Language: English
Submitted on: Jun 4, 2019
Accepted on: Oct 23, 2019
Published on: Feb 6, 2020
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
acute coronary syndrome,
sub-Saharan Africa,
Tanzania,
emergency department

© 2020 Julian T. Hertz, Godfrey L. Kweka, Gerald S. Bloomfield, Alexander T. Limkakeng, Zak Loring, Gloria Temu, Blandina T. Mmbaga, Charles J. Gerardo, Francis M. Sakita, published by Ubiquity Press
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