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Lau J, Ioannidis JPA, Balk E, et al. Evaluation of Technologies for Identifying Acute Cardiac Ischemia in Emergency Departments. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2001 May. (Evidence Reports/Technology Assessments, No. 26.)

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