Factors influencing treatment delay for patients with acute myocardial infarction

Applied Nursing Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 185-190

  Lesneski, Lisa ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON   (United States)

^b Mercy Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARD;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 77958532053     PISSN: 08971897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2008.09.004     Document Type: Article

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