Factors associated with the extent of care-seeking delay for patients with acute myocardial infarction in Beijing

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1772-1777

  Wu, Ying ^a   Zhang, Ying ^b   Li, Yu Qiu ^c   Hong, Bao Li ^d   Huang, Cong Xin ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^c Beijing Renhe Hospital   (China)

^d PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Care seeking delay

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; THORAX PAIN; TIME;

COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 11344284204     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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