Rapid access chest pain clinics: Are they clinically effective?

Hospital Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 324-325

  Sekhri, Neha ^a   Timmis, Adam D ^b  

^a NEWHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANGINA PECTORIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONSULTATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT; PAIN CLINIC; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOM; THORAX PAIN; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CHEST PAIN; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FORECASTING; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PAIN CLINICS;

EID: 0038113143     PISSN: 14623935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/hosp.2003.64.6.324     Document Type: Review

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