Decreased health care use among patients with silent myocardial ischemia: Support for a generalized rather than cardiac-specific silence

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 48, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 479-484

  Lumley, Mark ^a   Rowland, Laurenn ^a   Torosian, Tracey ^b   Bank, Adam ^a   Ketterer, Mark ^b   Pickard, Sol ^c  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Henry Ford Hlth Syst 2799 W G ^*  (United States)

^c Division of Cardiovascular Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic; Chest pain; Health care utilization; Silent myocardial ischemia; Somatic awareness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

AGED; CHEST PAIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0033932686     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(00)00101-X     Document Type: Article

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