History and development of coronary care

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 131-141

  Quinn, Tom ^a   Thompson, David ^b  

^a Reg Coronary Heart Dis Coordinator   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORONARY CARE UNIT; HEART INFARCTION; HISTORY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; NORTH AMERICA; RESUSCITATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

CORONARY CARE UNITS; CRITICAL CARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NORTH AMERICA; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 0033143299     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-3397(99)80043-3     Document Type: Article

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