A randomized clinical trial to reduce patient prehospital delay to treatment in acute coronary syndrome

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 524-532

  Dracup, Kathleen ^a   McKinley, Sharon ^b   Riegel, Barbara ^c   Moser, Debra K ^d   Meischke, Hendrika ^e   Doering, Lynn V ^f   Davidson, Patricia ^b   Paul, Steven M ^a   Baker, Heather ^g   Pelter, Michele ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; THERAPY DELAY; AUSTRALIA; COUNSELING; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASPIRIN; AUSTRALIA; COUNSELING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77649163522     PISSN: 19417713     EISSN: 19417705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.109.852608     Document Type: Article

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