Syncope management in the UK and Republic of Ireland

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 331-333

  Stockley, C J ^a   Bonney, M E ^b   Gray, A J ^b   Reed, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; IRELAND; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SYNCOPE; UNITED KINGDOM; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; IRELAND; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SYNCOPE;

EID: 66849113534     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2008.062281     Document Type: Article

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