Questionnaire survey of cardiologists' knowledge, attitudes, and guideline application of implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 672-680

  Sadarmin, Praveen P ^a   Wong, Kelvin C K ^a   Rajappan, Kim ^a   Bashir, Yaver ^a   Betts, Timothy R ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Guidelines; Implantable cardioverter defibrillators; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING; SECONDARY PREVENTION;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARDIOLOGY; DATA COLLECTION; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84861997963     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2012.03373.x     Document Type: Article

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