A personal perspective: At the crossroads of heart attack care: Designing an effective nationwide public education program to hasten patient hospital arrival

Critical Pathways in Cardiology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 175-182

  Turner, Glenn O ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attack; Early warning signs; Glenn O. Turner; Heart; Heart attack; Missouri heart association (MHA); Public service; Warning

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AMBULANCE; BACKACHE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIZZINESS; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY WARD; FUNDING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; INFORMATION CENTER; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NAUSEA; NECK PAIN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RURAL POPULATION; SHOULDER PAIN; SWEATING; THORAX PAIN; URBAN POPULATION; WEAKNESS;

HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MISSOURI; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 75949123881     PISSN: 1535282X     EISSN: 15352811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HPC.0b013e3181c60c0b     Document Type: Review

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