Availability of cardiac equipment in general practice premises in a cardiac network: A survey

British Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 141-144

  Day, Alison ^a   Oldroyd, Carol ^a   Godfrey, Sonia ^a   Quinn, Tom ^a  

^a Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac equipment; Coronary heart disease; General practice; National Service Framework

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR EQUIPMENT; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOLTER MONITORING; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; STAFF TRAINING;

EID: 45849123479     PISSN: 09696113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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