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  1. Helen Noble
  1. School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queens University Belfast, Belfast, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Helen Noble, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queens University Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK; helen.noble{at}qub.ac.uk

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https://www.sign.ac.uk/pat151-management-of-stable-angina.html

This booklet explains:

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  • What treatments are available.

  • What happens if diagnosed with stable angina and another operation is required.

It explains the recommendations in a clinical guideline, produced by the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), about getting assessed and treated for stable angina.

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https://www.sign.ac.uk/sign-156-children-and-young-people-exposed-prenatally-to-alcohol.html

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This guideline provides evidence-based recommendations on measurement of alcohol consumption in pregnancy and consensus-based recommendations on:

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