Time trends in symptoms and prehospital delay time in women vs. men with myocardial infarction over a 15-year period. The Northern Sweden MONICA Study

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 152-158

  Isaksson, Rose Marie ^a,c   Holmgren, Lars ^a   Lundblad, Dan ^a,b   Brulin, Christine ^c   Eliasson, Mats ^b,c  

^a The Northern Sweden MONICA myocardial registry   (Sweden)

^b SUNDERBY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Gender; Myocardial infarction; Prehospital delay; Symptoms; Time trend

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHEST PAIN; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEN; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGISTRIES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; WOMEN;

EID: 44049088524     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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