Why the study?
Does lack of health insurance or financial concerns increase prehospital delays in patients with acute myocardial infarction?
Does lack of health insurance or financial concerns increase prehospital delays in patients with acute myocardial infarction?
Lack of health insurance and financial concerns are significant barriers that delay hospital presentation for patients experiencing acute myocardial infarction.
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Financial barriers were associated with prehospital AMI delays; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective studies before practice implications.
Kim G. Smolderen (2010) studied this question.
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