The telecardiology revolution: Improving the management of cardiac disease in primary care

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 103, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 442-446

  Backman, Warren ^a   Bendel, Daniel ^a   Rakhit, Roby ^a,b  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TELECARDIOLOGY; THORAX PAIN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78349246704     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.2010.100301     Document Type: Review

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