Typical and atypical symptoms: Diagnosing acute coronary syndromes accurately

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 34-36

  Ryan, Catherine J ^a   DeVon, Holli A ^b   Zerwic, Julie Johnson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FIRST AID; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORTALITY; NURSE; RESUSCITATION; SHORT SURVEY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THORAX PAIN; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGINA PECTORIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ANGINA PECTORIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 13844306478     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000446-200502000-00023     Document Type: Short Survey

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