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Should natriuretic peptide testing be incorporated into emergency medicine practice?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

Corinne M. Hohl
Corinne M. Hohl*
Affiliation:
Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
*
Department of Emergency Medicine, Vancouver General Hospital, 855 W 12th Ave., Vancouver BC V5Z 1M9

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Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 8 , Issue 4 , July 2006 , pp. 259 - 261
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Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2006

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