Gender differences in symptoms associated with acute myocardial infarction: A review of the research

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 240-247

  Chen, Wan ^a   Woods, Susan L ^b   Puntillo, Kathleen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BACKACHE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; FATIGUE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NAUSEA; NECK PAIN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEATING; THORAX PAIN; VOMITING;

EID: 22044458609     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2004.12.004     Document Type: Article

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