Annals of family medicine
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Annals of family medicine · Jul 2019
Observational StudyA Nationwide Flash-Mob Study for Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome.
Our primary objective was to evaluate the Marburg Heart Score (MHS), a clinical decision rule, or to develop an adapted clinical decision rule for family physicians (FPs) to safely rule out acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in patients referred to secondary care for suspected ACS. The secondary objective was to evaluate the feasibility of using the flash-mob method, an innovative study design, for large-scale research in family medicine. ⋯ For patients referred to emergency care, ACS could not be safely ruled out using the MHS or FP clinical assessment. The flash-mob study design may be a feasible alternative research method to investigate relatively simple, clinically relevant research questions in family medicine on a large scale and over a relatively short time frame.
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Annals of family medicine · Jul 2019
Editorial Historical ArticleA Tribute to Kurt Stange and the First Seventeen Years.