Perceptions of chest pain differ by race

American Heart Journal

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 51-59

  Klingler, Diane ^a   Green Weir, Robbya ^b   Nerenz, David ^e   Havstad, Suzanne ^b   Rosman, Howard S ^c   Cetner, Leonard ^d   Shah, Samir ^f   Wimbush, Frances ^d   Borzak, Steven ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c St John Hospital   (Canada)

^d WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RACE DIFFERENCE; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0036308384     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2002.122169     Document Type: Article

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