Presentation, delay, and contraindication to thrombolytic treatment in females and males with myocardial infarction

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 214-221

  Grace, Sherry L ^a   Abbey, Susan E ^a   Bisaillon, Susan ^b   Shnek, Zachary M ^c   Irvine, Jane ^d   Stewart, Donna E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b Trillium Health Centre   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Delivery of health care; Myocardial infarction; Sex factors; Thrombolytic therapy

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SYMPTOM; THORAX PAIN; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0346850953     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2003.09.002     Document Type: Article

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