Which doctors are influenced by a patient's age? A multi-method study of angina treatment in general practice, cardiology and gerontology

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-27

  Harries, Clare ^a   Forrest, Damien ^a   Harvey, Nigel ^a   McClelland, Alastair ^a   Bowling, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOLOGIST; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; REVASCULARIZATION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGINA PECTORIS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARDIOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33847392425     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2006.018036     Document Type: Article

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