Symptoms of acute coronary syndrome in women with diabetes: An integrative review of the literature

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 179-189

  Stephen, Sharon A ^a   Darney, Blair G ^a   Rosenfeld, Anne G ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPNEA; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; THORAX PAIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; CHEST PAIN; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DYSPNEA; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 43249107795     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2007.05.006     Document Type: Article

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