In-hospital care pathway delays: Gender and myocardial infarction

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 14-21

  O'Donnell, Sharon ^a   Condell, Sarah ^b   Begley, Cecily ^a   Fitzgerald, Tony ^c  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b National Council for Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery   (Ireland)

^c ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Accident and emergency nursing; Delays; In hospital gender; Myocardial infarction; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; ASPIRIN; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 24944584115     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2005.03559.x     Document Type: Article

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