High prevalence of lack of knowledge of symptoms of acute myocardial infarction in Pakistan and its contribution to delayed presentationto the hospital

• Main Authors: Khan, M.S, Jafary, F.H, Faruqui, A.M, Rasool, S.I, Hatcher, J, Chaturvedi, N, Jafar, T.H
• Other Authors: DUKE-NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL
• Format: Article
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: acute heart infarction; adult; article; disease severity; female; human; major clinical study; male; Pakistan; prevalence; questionnaire; structured interview; symptom; thorax pain; acute disease; attitude to health; coronary care unit; cross-sectional study; heart infarction; hospitalization; middle aged; pathophysiology; patient education; psychological aspect; statistical model; statistics; time; treatment outcome; utilization review; Acute Disease; Adult; Cardiac Care Facilities; Chest Pain; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Hospitalization; Humans; Logistic Models; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Patient Education as Topic; Prevalence; Questionnaires; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome
• Online Access: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/177984

10.1186/1471-2458-7-284