The effect of applying NICE guidelines for the investigation of stable chest pain on out-patient cardiac services in the UK

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 104, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 581-588

  Patterson, C ^a,b   Nicol, E ^b   Bryan, L ^b   Woodcock, T ^c   Collinson, J ^b   Padley, S ^a,b   Bell, D ^a,b,c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NIHR CLAHRC for Northwest London   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CLINICAL EXCELLENCE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; THORAX PAIN; UNITED KINGDOM; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 79959467714     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcr011     Document Type: Article

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