A description of the characteristics of patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes admitted to different settings in the 1990s

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 286-294

  Jones, Ian ^a   Flather, Marcus ^b   Johnson, Martin ^a   Barrow, Steve ^a   Thompson, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute cardiology ward; Coronary care unit; General medical ward; Non ST elevation acute coronary syndromes

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CORONARY CARE UNITS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT SELECTION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 50249128119     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2008.01.005     Document Type: Article

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