Prehospital care pathway delays: Gender and myocardial infarction

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 268-276

  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

Gender; Myocardial infarction; Nursing; Prehospital delays

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TIME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33645115295     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03722.x     Document Type: Article

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