Treatment of acute myocardial infarction in Scottish emergency departments: Survey of current practice

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 43-45

  McKiernan, Cieran J ^a   Taylor, Scott G ^b   Graham, Colin A ^c  

^a CROSSHOUSE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Emergency Department; Thrombolysis; Troponin

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; NURSE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PHYSICIAN; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; UNITED KINGDOM; ACUTE DISEASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEART INFARCTION; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SCOTLAND; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 33646730173     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200602000-00012     Document Type: Article

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