Patients' interpretation of symptoms as a cause of delay in reaching hospital during acute myocardial infarction

Heart

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 388-393

  Horne, R ^a   James, D ^a   Petrie, K ^b   Weinman, J ^c   Vincent, R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Delayed diagnosis; Myocardial infarction; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLLAPSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER PAIN; SWEATING; SYMPTOM; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0034064917     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.83.4.388     Document Type: Article

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