Letter to the Editor
Real-world impact of a quality improvement project to implement rapid rule out of acute coronary syndrome processes in eligible emergency department patients
Anne-Maree Kelly,
Anne-Maree Kelly
JECEMR, Sunshine Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Jan Pannifex
JECEMR, Sunshine Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Anne-Maree Kelly,
Anne-Maree Kelly
JECEMR, Sunshine Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Jan Pannifex,
Jan Pannifex
JECEMR, Sunshine Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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First published: 27 April 2017
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