Why people experiencing acute myocardial infarction delay seeking medical assistance

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 237-242

  Carney, Rosa ^a   Fitzsimons, Donna ^b   Dempster, Martin ^c  

^a BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision delay; Myocardial infarction; Nursing research

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; DECISION MAKING; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LIMB PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; NAUSEA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SWEATING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX PAIN;

AGED; CORONARY CARE UNITS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; DENIAL (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NORTHERN IRELAND; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0038506052     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-5151(02)00049-X     Document Type: Article

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