Variations in cardiac interventions: Doctors' practices and views

Family Practice

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 427-436

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

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barriers; Cardiology; Clinical; Equity; Referral rates

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; EXERCISE TEST; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CARDIOLOGY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; DECISION MAKING; EXERCISE TEST; FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 39049174688     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmi125     Document Type: Article

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