Nurse initiated care of chest pain, the rural experience

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-22

  Way, Phillip ^a   Aylward, Robyn ^b   Thompson, Cheryl ^b   Corke, Gayle ^b  

^a Maitland Hospital   (Australia)

^b Kurri Kurri District Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ischaemic chest pain; Nurse initiated care; Rural nursing

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646150659     PISSN: 15746267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aenj.2006.01.003     Document Type: Article

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