Recommendations for advancing the care of Canadians living with refractory angina pectoris: A Canadian Cardiovascular Society position statement

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 399-401

  McGillion, Michael Hugh ^a   L'Allier, Philippe L ^b   Arthur, Heather ^c   Watt Watson, Judy ^a   Svorkdal, Nelson ^d   Cosman, Tammy ^e   Taenzer, Paul ^f   Nigam, Anil ^b   Malysh, Louise ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d ROYAL JUBILEE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

^f Alberta Health Services   (Canada)

^g ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHRONIC PAIN; COUNTERPULSATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SURVIVAL RATE; CONSENSUS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ANGINA PECTORIS; CANADA; CONSENSUS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PREVALENCE; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 67849108354     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0828-282X(09)70501-X     Document Type: Article

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