Patients' descriptions of angina symptoms: a qualitative study of primary care patients

British Journal of General Practice

Melvyn M Jones¹  Claire Somerville¹  Gene Feder¹  Gill Foster¹ 

[1] UCL Medical School, Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, and Warden Lodge, Cheshunt

关键词: angina pectoris;    coronary artery disease;    diagnosis;    qualitative research;    primary health care;   

DOI  :  10.3399/bjgp10X532378

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Royal College of General Practitioners

【 摘 要 】

Initial diagnosis of angina in primary care is based on the history of symptoms as described by the patient in consultation with their GP. Deciphering and categorising often complex symptom narratives, therefore, represents an ongoing challenge in the early diagnosis of angina in primary care.

【 授权许可】

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