Treatment-seeking delays in patients with acute myocardial infarction and use of the emergency medical service

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 231-238

  Wang, Xueling ^a   Hsu, Lily Lihwa ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Emergency medical service; Sex; Treatment seeking delay

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; CHINESE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPONSE TIME; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THERAPY DELAY; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 84878394637     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: 14732300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0300060512474567     Document Type: Article

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