Oxygen use in acute myocardial infarction: An online survey of health professionals' practice and beliefs

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 283-286

  Burls, Amanda ^a   Emparanza, José I ^b   Quinn, Tom ^c   Cabello, Juan B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b HOSPITAL DONOSTIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^d HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AIR; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEATH; EMERGENCY WARD; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARDIOLOGY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 77950885707     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2009.077370     Document Type: Article

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