Changes in travel-related carbon emissions associated with modernization of services for patients with acute myocardial infarction: A case study

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 272-279

  Zander, Alexis ^a   Niggebrugge, Aphrodite ^b   Pencheon, David ^c   Lyratzopoulos, Georgios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c East of England Strategic Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

angioplasty; carbon; dioxide; emissions; environmental; GIS; infarction; myocardial; patient; travel

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; STATISTICS; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENGLAND; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; STATE MEDICINE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TRAVEL;

EID: 79957825215     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdq048     Document Type: Article

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