Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 27, Issue 2 , Pages 75-81 , March 1998

Symptoms of acute myocardial infarction: Expectations of a community sample

  • Julie Johnson Zerwic, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr. Julie Johnson Zerwic, University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing (M/C 802), 845 S. Damen, Chicago, IL 60612.

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☆ This study was funded by a grant from the Campus Research Board at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

PII: S0147-9563(98)90015-2

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 27, Issue 2 , Pages 75-81 , March 1998

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