Prehospital delay, contributing aspects and responses to symptoms among Norwegian women and men with first time acute myocardial infarction

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 308-313

  Lovlien M ^a,b   Schei, B ^b   Hole, T ^a,c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b MOLDE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

^c A lesund Hospital   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Gender (sex) differences; Prehospital delay

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; TRANQUILIZER;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF MEDICATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOM; THERAPY DELAY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHEST PAIN; DECISION MAKING; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEN; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NAUSEA; NORWAY; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; WOMEN;

EID: 36448946565     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2007.03.002     Document Type: Article

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