Predictors of ambulance use in patients with acute myocardial infarction in Australia

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 948-952

  Kerr, Debbie ^a,d   Holden, D ^a   Smith, J ^b   Kelly, A M ^a   Bunker, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Australia   (Australia)

^c Greater Green Triangle University Department of Rural Health   (Australia)

^d SUNSHINE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMBULANCE; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; EARLY INTERVENTION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULANCES; AUSTRALIA; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NITROGLYCERIN; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SELF ADMINISTRATION; TIME FACTORS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 33845369076     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2006.038414     Document Type: Article

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