Factors associated with delay in seeking health care for hospitalized patients with acute coronary syndromes: The GREECS study

Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 329-336

  Pitsavos, Christos ^a   Kourlaba, Georgia ^a   Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B ^b,c   Stefanadis, Christodoulos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Characteristics of patients; Extent of pre hospital delay; Inhospital mortality

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; REGISTER; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SYNDROME; TIME;

AGED; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; SYNDROME; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34247151684     PISSN: 10117970     EISSN: 10117970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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