Analysis of factors affecting emergency physicians' decisions in the management of chest pain patients

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 214-217

  Eken, Cenker ^a   Ercetin, Yesim ^a   Ozgurel, Tolga ^a   Kilicaslan, Isa ^a   Eray, Oktay ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chest pain; Emergency department; Emergency physicians; Factors; Management

Indexed keywords

HEART ENZYME;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CODING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENT; THORAX PAIN; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URBAN AREA;

CHEST PAIN; CORONARY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TURKEY;

EID: 33749444286     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mej.0000209064.75579.ca     Document Type: Article

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