Non-cardiac chest pain: A retrospective cohort study of patients who attended a rapid access chest pain clinic

Family Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 152-157

  Dumville, Jo C ^a   MacPherson, H ^a   Griffith, K ^b   Miles, J N V ^a   Lewin, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b YORK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic disease management; Cohort study; Non cardiac chest pain; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REASSURANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; THORAX PAIN; UNITED KINGDOM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; CHEST PAIN; COHORT STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 34447260053     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmm002     Document Type: Article

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