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Clinical Research in Cardiology
Published in: Clinical Research in Cardiology 1/2014

01-01-2014 | Letter to the Editors

Reported underuse of risk scores in patients with acute coronary syndromes without persistent ST elevations in clinical practice: results of a survey of the ALKK study group

Authors: Uwe Zeymer, Steffen Schneider, Ralf Zahn, Dietrich Andresen

Published in: Clinical Research in Cardiology | Issue 1/2014

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Metadata
Title
Reported underuse of risk scores in patients with acute coronary syndromes without persistent ST elevations in clinical practice: results of a survey of the ALKK study group
Authors
Uwe Zeymer
Steffen Schneider
Ralf Zahn
Dietrich Andresen
Publication date
01-01-2014
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Clinical Research in Cardiology / Issue 1/2014
Print ISSN: 1861-0684
Electronic ISSN: 1861-0692
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-013-0635-5

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