Impact of prodromal symptoms on prehospital delay in patients with first-time acute myocardial infarction in Korea

Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 194-201

  Hwang, Seon Young ^a   Zerwic, Julie J ^b   Jeong, Myung Ho ^c  

^a Chosun University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; symptoms; treatment seeking behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; RISK FACTOR; SELF EVALUATION; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79955101207     PISSN: 08894655     EISSN: 15505049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0b013e3181f3e2e0     Document Type: Article

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