Value of rapid-access chest pain clinics

Heart

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 415-416

  Boyle, Roger M ^a  

^a Wellington House ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGINA PECTORIS; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE TEST; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN;

ANGINA PECTORIS; CORONARY DISEASE; ENGLAND; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; PAIN CLINICS;

EID: 34247339630     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2006.100248     Document Type: Editorial

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