Characteristics of and outcome for patients with chest pain in relation to transport by the emergency medical services in a 20-year perspective

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1788-1795

  Thang, Nguyen Dang ^a   Karlson, Björn Wilgot ^a,b   Bergman, Bo ^c   Santos, Marco ^c   Karlsson, Thomas ^a   Bengtson, Ann ^d   Johanson, Per ^a   Rawshani, Araz ^a   Herlitz, Johan ^a,e  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

^c CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN; THORAX PAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHEST PAIN; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SWEDEN; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869188284     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2012.02.014     Document Type: Article

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