Application of NHG guidelines in patients referred for stable chest pain syndromes

Netherlands Heart Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 178-182

  Esselink, A C ^a   de Ruijter, A M H ^a   Daniels M C G ^a  

^a JEROEN BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chest pain; Guideline adherence; Netherlands; Practice guidelines as topic; Research

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIANGINA PECTORIS AGENT; NITRATE;

ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DUTCH ASSOCIATION OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; LETTER; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TELEPHONE; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 77951945657     PISSN: 15685888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03091758     Document Type: Article

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