Rapid access chest pain clinics - Canthey be justified?

Scottish Medical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 13-16

  McGavigan, Andrew D ^a   Begley, P E ^a   Moncrieff, J ^a   Hogg, K J ^a   Dunn, F G ^a  

^a STOBHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chest pain; National Service Framework; Rapid access

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0037303948     PISSN: 00369330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003693300304800104     Document Type: Article

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