Sex and age specific time patterns and long term time trends of pre-hospital delay of patients presenting with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 350-355

  Ladwig, Karl Heinz ^a,b   Meisinger, Christa ^c,d   Hymer, Heiko ^a   Wolf, Kathrin ^a   Heier, Margit ^c,d   Von Scheidt, Wolfgang ^c   Kuch, Bernhard ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AUGSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Prehospital delay; ST segment elevation myocardial infarction; Time trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRE HOSPITAL DELAY TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TIME; TREND STUDY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80055047391     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.08.003     Document Type: Article

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