Symptom recognition and healthcare experiences of young women with acute myocardial infarction

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

Volumn 8, Issue , 2015, Pages S31-S38

  Lichtman, Judith H ^a   Leifheit Limson, Erica C ^a   Watanabe, Emi ^a   Allen, Norrina B ^b   Garavalia, Brian ^c,d   Garavalia, Linda S ^e   Spertus, John A ^c,d   Krumholz, Harlan M ^a,f,g,h   Curry, Leslie A ^a,h,i  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAINT LUKE S MID AMERICA HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d University School of Medicine   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^f YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g Section of Cardiovascular Medicine   (United States)

^h Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program   (United States)

ⁱ YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Myocardial infarction; Qualitative research; Women

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MORTALITY RISK; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODROMAL SYMPTOM; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; AGE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONFLICT; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGY; RECOGNITION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME; TIME TO TREATMENT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TIME-TO-TREATMENT;

EID: 84965088555     PISSN: 19417713     EISSN: 19417705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.114.001612     Document Type: Article

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