Chest pain and subsequent consultation for coronary heart disease: A prospective cohort study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 57, Issue 534, 2007, Pages 40-44

  Croft, Peter R ^a   Thomas, Elaine ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angina; Chest pain; Coronary disease; Epidemiology; Referral and consultation; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SURVIVAL; THORAX PAIN; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; CORONARY DISEASE; ENGLAND; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33846105543     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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