Early recognition and early access for acute coronary syndromes in New Zealand: Key links in the chain of survival

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 119, Issue 1232, 2006, Pages

  Tanner, Helen ^a   Larsen, Peter D ^b   Lever, Nigel A ^c   Galletly, Duncan C ^b  

^a WELLINGTON HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SURVIVAL RATE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TELECONSULTATION; THORAX PAIN; TIME MANAGEMENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CORONARY CARE UNIT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSPEPSIA; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL; SYNDROME; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; CARDIAC CARE FACILITIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DYSPEPSIA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT ADMISSION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SYNDROME;

EID: 33645960690     PISSN: 11758716     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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