Electrocardiogram interpretation as a basis for thrombolysis

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 536-540

  Storey, Robert F ^b   Rowley, John M ^a  

^a KING S MILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING DIAGNOSIS; NURSING STAFF;

CARDIOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NURSING DIAGNOSIS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 0031216187     PISSN: 00358819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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