Patients' action during their cardiac event: Qualitative study exploring differences and modifiable factors

British Medical Journal

Volumn 316, Issue 7137, 1998, Pages 1060-1065

  Ruston, Annmarie ^a   Clayton, Julie ^a   Calnan, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERCEPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032481829     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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