Delay in seeking care for symptoms of acute myocardial infarction: Applying a theoretical model

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 283-294

  Quinn, Jill R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Common sense model; Delay in seeking care; Illness representation; Symptom recognition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODEL; NURSING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NURSING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NEW YORK; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 25444529965     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.20086     Document Type: Article

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