American Heart Journal
Volume 159, Issue 3 , Pages 392-398 , March 2010

Differences in mortality in acute coronary syndrome symptom clusters

  • Barbara Riegel, DNSc, RN, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Alexandra L. Hanlon, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
    • ,
  • Sharon McKinley, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Nursing Midwifery and Health, University of Technology Sydney and Northern Sydney Central Coast Health, Sydney, Australia
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  • Debra K. Moser, DNSc, RN, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
    • ,
  • Hendrika Meischke, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • ,
  • Lynn V. Doering, DNSc, RN, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
    • ,
  • Patricia Davidson, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Curtin University, Australia
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  • Michele M. Pelter, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Orvis School of Nursing, University of Nevada, Reno, NV
    • ,
  • Kathleen Dracup, DNSc, RN, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Barbara Riegel, DNSc, RN, FAAN, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, 418 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4217.

Received 11 October 2009 ,Accepted 6 January 2010.

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American Heart Journal
Volume 159, Issue 3 , Pages 392-398 , March 2010

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