Oxygen use for chest pain in coronary care units across the UK

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 105, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 855-860

  Ripley, D P ^a   Riley, S J ^b   Shome, J S ^a   Awan, M A ^a   McCloskey, M C ^b   Murphy, J J ^b,c   de Belder, M A ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b DARLINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORONARY CARE UNIT; FLOW RATE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MULTICENTER STUDY; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELECONSULTATION; THORAX PAIN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84867137896     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcs098     Document Type: Article

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