Patient adherence with emergency department referral to a cardiovascular evaluation and risk assessment clinic

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 511-517

  Wojtowicz, Jeremy M ^a   Dowling, Shawn ^b   Nanji, Alykhan M ^c   MacLeod, D Bruce ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Calgary Health Region ^*  (Canada)

^c Cardiac Evaluation and Risk Assessment (CERA) Clinic   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Chest pain; Emergency medicine; Patient compliance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; ALBERTA; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 62449199162     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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