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Task Force Report

Task force on the management of chest pain

L. Erhardt, Chairmanf1, J. Herlitz, Secretary, L. Bossaert, M. Halinen, M. Keltai, R. Koster, C. Marcassa, T. Quinn and H. van Weert

Received January 28, 2002; accepted February 11, 2002

f1 Correspondence: Leif Erhardt, MD, PhD, FESC (chairman), Department of Cardiology, Malmö University Hospital, SE-205 02 Malmö, Sweden.

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