National survey of cardiologists' standard of practice for continuous ST-segment monitoring

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 112-123

  Sandau, Kristin E ^a   Sendelbach, Sue ^b   Frederickson, Joel ^a   Doran, Karen ^c  

^a BETHEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ABBOTT NORTHWESTERN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Cardiovascular Clinical Nurse Specialist   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIOLOGY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; CARDIOLOGY; CORONARY CARE UNITS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953276915     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2010264     Document Type: Article

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