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Application of synthetic patient data in the assessment of rapid rule-out protocols using Point-of-Care testing during chest pain diagnosis in a UK emergency department

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Pages 163-170 | Received 31 Oct 2008, Accepted 08 Apr 2009, Published online: 19 Dec 2017

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