Responding to symptoms and signs of acute myocardial infarction - How do you educate the public?: A social-psychologic approach to intervention

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 263-272

  Alonzo, Angelo A ^a   Reynolds, Nancy R ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0030855635     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-9563(97)90083-2     Document Type: Article

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