Psychology of earthquake-induced stress cardiomyopathy, myocardial infarction and non-cardiac chest pain

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 369-373

  Zarifeh, J A ^a   Mulder, R T ^b   Kerr, A J ^d   Chan, C W ^c   Bridgman, P G ^c  

^a Canterbury DHB   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^d MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Chest pain; Earthquake; Myocardial infarction; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EARTHQUAKE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MORBIDITY; NEUROSIS; NONCARDIAC CHEST PAIN; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHEST PAIN; DISASTERS; EARTHQUAKES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

EID: 84859832210     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2012.02743.x     Document Type: Article

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