Advising patients on dealing with acute chest pain

British Medical Journal

Volumn 335, Issue 7609, 2007, Pages 3-4

  Khavandi, A ^a   Potts, K ^a   Walker, P R ^a  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANGINA PECTORIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; HEART INFARCTION; HEART REHABILITATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHEST PAIN; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; NITROGLYCERIN; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; TIME FACTORS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 34447516960     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39262.691343.47     Document Type: Editorial

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