Public response to chest pain in Jordan

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 139-144

  Al Safi, Saafan A ^a   Alkofahi, Ahmad S ^a   El Eid, Hala S ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Chest pain; Myocardial infarction (MI); Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTACID AGENT; IBUPROFEN; PARACETAMOL;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; ETHNOLOGY; FACE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENDER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEW; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; JAW; JORDAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NECK; PALLOR; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF REPORT; SHOULDER; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEATING; THORAX PAIN; WORK;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CHEST PAIN; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CORONARY DISEASE; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; JORDAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF CARE;

EID: 19344368402     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2005.03.001     Document Type: Article

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