Syncope: A patient and family perspective

Cardiology Clinics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-8

  Lobban, Trudie C A ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blackouts; Carer; Fainting; Family; Misdiagnosis; Patient; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; CONFUSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FAINTNESS; FALLING; FEAR; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SYMPTOM; TRUST; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; WELLBEING;

EID: 84870506057     PISSN: 07338651     EISSN: 15582264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2012.10.004     Document Type: Review

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