Myocardial infarction symptom recognition by the lay public: The role of gender and ethnicity

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 606-615

  Ratner, Pamela A ^a   Tzianetas, Roula ^a   Tu, Andrew W ^a   Johnson, Joy L ^a   Mackay, Martha ^a,b   Buller, Christopher E ^b   Rowlands, Maureen ^a   Reime, Birgit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ETHNICITY; GENDER; HEALTH SERVICES; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RECOGNITION; SYMPTOM;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; TELEPHONE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHEST PAIN; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NAUSEA;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; VANCOUVER;

EID: 33745853136     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2005.037952     Document Type: Review

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