Myocardial infarction: Sex differences in symptoms reported to emergency dispatch

Background: Emergency management of myocardial infarction(MI) is time-critical, because improved patient outcomes are associated with reduced time from symptom onset to definitive care. Previous studies have identified that women are less likely to present with chest pain.Objective: We sought to mea...

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Main Authors: Coventry, Linda, Bremner, A., Jacobs, I., Finn, Judith
Format: Journal Article
Published: Informa Healthcare 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9708