Open AccessPublic Knowledge of Heart Attack in a Population Survey in Nepal
Author(s) -
Yuva Raj Limbu,
Rabi Malla,
Shyam Raj Regmi,
Ramesh Dahal,
Ganesh Yonjan,
Ritu Prasad Gartaula
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
nepalese heart journal/nepalese heart journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2382-5464
pISSN - 2091-2978
DOI - 10.3126/njh.v3i3.26066
Subject(s) - developing country , population , medicine , public health , medical emergency , environmental health , economic growth , pathology , economics
Limited knowledge of heart attack symptoms causes patients’ delay for early time Dependant thrombolytic therapy, which offers impressive survival benefit. Previous studies carried out in developed countries demonstrated the deficient of knowledge about wide range of heart attack symptoms. This study first reveals public awareness and knowledge of heart attack symptoms in developing country Like Nepal,