Effect of incongruence of acute myocardial infarction symptoms on the decision to seek treatment in a rural population

Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 365-371

  Morgan, Donna M ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AMI symptoms; Decision time

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CARE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 32944476677     PISSN: 08894655     EISSN: 15505049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005082-200509000-00011     Document Type: Article

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