Accuracy of symptoms and signs for coronary heart disease assessed in primary care

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 60, Issue 575, 2010, Pages

  Bösner, Stefan ^a   Becker, Annette ^a   Abu Hani, Maren ^a   Keller, Heidi ^a   Sönnichsen, Andreas C ^b   Haasenritter, Jörg ^a   Karatolios, Konstantinos ^c   Schaefer, Juergen R ^c   Baum, Erika ^a   Donner Banzhoff, Norbert ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^c Department of Cardiology ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Chest pain; Medical history taking; Myocardial ischaemia; Primary health care; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GERMANY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALPATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHEST PAIN; CORONARY DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 78650482188     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp10X502137     Document Type: Article

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