Beyond sociodemographics: Factors influencing the decision to seek treatment for symptoms of acute myocardial infarction

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 253-262

  Dracup, Kathleen ^a   Moser, Debra K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NORTH AMERICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0030854988     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-9563(97)90082-0     Document Type: Article

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