Myocardial infarction: Psychosocial aspects, gender differences and impact on pre-hospital delay

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 148-154

  Løvlien, Mona ^a   Schei, Berit ^a   Hole, Torstein ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b A lesund Hospital   (Norway)

Author keywords

decision making; Gender; Myocardial infarction; Nursing; Pre hospital delay; Questionnaire; Significant others

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 54449096104     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04654.x     Document Type: Review

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