Predictors of pre-hospital delay among patients with acute myocardial infarction

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-161

  Khraim, Fadi M ^a   Carey, Mary G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Decision delay; Healthcare seeking behavior; Time factors

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 63049128597     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2008.09.019     Document Type: Short Survey

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