National service framework fails to address the decision time

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 208-

  Lloyd, Gavin ^a   Benger, J ^a   Kaye, P ^a   Haig, S ^a   Gilby, E ^a  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ANGINA PECTORIS; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LETTER; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037351773     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.20.2.208     Document Type: Letter

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