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Diagnostic impression after initial hospital attendance |
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| Diagnosis |
CPU care |
Routine care |
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| Non-specific chest pain |
144 (30.1%) |
125 (25.4%) |
| Anxiety |
13 (2.7%) |
21 (4.3%) |
| Angina |
63 (13.2%) |
123 (24.9%) |
| Myocardial infarction |
28 (5.8%) |
27 (5.5%) |
| Gastro-oesophageal pain |
74 (15.4%) |
60 (12.2%) |
| Musculo-skeletal pain |
122 (25.5%) |
106 (21.5%) |
| Other diagnosis |
26 (5.4%) |
18 (3.7%) |
| Not recorded |
9 (1.9%) |
13 (2.6%) |
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P < 0.0001 for the difference in distribution across the categories | ||
Goodacre and Nicholl Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2004 2:39 doi:10.1186/1477-7525-2-39 |
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