Symptoms across the continuum of acute coronary syndromes: Differences between women and men

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 14-24

  DeVon, Holli A ^a   Ryan, Catherine J ^b   Ochs, Amy L ^a   Moshe, Shapiro ^c  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUGHING; DIZZINESS; DYSPEPSIA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HAND; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; JAW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NECK; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; COUGH; DIZZINESS; DYSPEPSIA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HAND; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; HYPESTHESIA; ILLINOIS; JAW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NECK; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 41149083610     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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