Act in time to heart attack signs: Update on the National Heart Attack Alert Program's campaign to reduce patient delay

Critical Pathways in Cardiology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 128-133

  Hand, Mary M ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Early care; Myocardial infarction; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 4644324292     PISSN: 1535282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hpc.0000137337.59303.e1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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