Factors related to delay times in patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 291-300

  Johansson, Ingela ^a,b   Strömberg, Anna ^a   Swahn, Eva ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SWEDEN;

EID: 4644330203     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2004.04.002     Document Type: Article

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