Factors that influence the use of ambulance in acute coronary syndrome

American Heart Journal

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 170-176

  Thuresson, Marie ^a   Jarlöv, Marianne Berglin ^b   Lindahl, Bertil ^c   Svensson, Leif ^d   Zedigh, Crister ^e   Herlitz, Johan ^b  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e FALUN HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; AMBULANCE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SWEAT; SWEDEN; SYMPTOM; SYNCOPE; THORAX PAIN; VERTIGO;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULANCES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 45649085044     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.01.020     Document Type: Article

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