An initial analysis: Working hours and delay in seeking care during acute coronary events

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 734-740

  Fukuoka, Yoshimi ^a   Takeshima, Masako ^b   Ishii, Noriko ^c   Chikako, Miura ^c   Makaya, Miyuki ^d   Groah, Linda ^e   Kyriakidis, Erick ^f   Dracup, Kathleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c Sakakibara Memorial Hospital   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e Association of periOperative Registered Nurses   (United States)

^f SAINT THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; JAPAN; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THERAPY DELAY; UNITED STATES; WORK SCHEDULE; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMPLOYMENT; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; TIME; WORKLOAD;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 77955489267     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2009.06.020     Document Type: Article

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