A review of symptoms of coronary artery disease in women

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 17-23

  Miller, Christine L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac; Coronary artery disease; Evaluation; Experiences; Symptom perception; Women's health

Indexed keywords

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE;

CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0036634617     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2002.02237.x     Document Type: Article

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