Age and sex differences in duration of prehospital delay in patients with acute myocardial infarction a systematic review

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 82-92

  Nguyen, Hoa L ^a   Saczynski, Jane S ^a   Gore, Joel M ^a   Goldberg, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Age and sex differences; Prehospital delay; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY CARE; ETHNICITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY DELAY; TREATMENT DURATION; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEART INFARCTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 77950893081     PISSN: 19417713     EISSN: 19417705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.109.884361     Document Type: Article

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