Early effect of the fear of terrorism on a hospital's emergency department use and on the incidence of cardiovascular events: A Turkish multicenter study.
Mehmet HursitogluGulcin Sahingoz ErdalEsra AkdenizHakan KocogluNursel KocamazIsil Ozbas TevetogluHaluk YucelOzlem HarmankayaAytekin GuvenMurat AkarsuTufan TukekGuzin OzturkHalil DoganBanu Karakus YilmazMehmet Emin GunesA Baki KumbasarPublished in: The International journal of health planning and management (2019)
Fear associated with terrorism may affect human health indirectly by preventing patients from reaching the necessary emergency healthcare facilities. This finding may be a pathfinder to decision-makers in such extraordinary emergency conditions. Further studies are needed in this field.
Keyphrases
- emergency department
- healthcare
- cardiovascular events
- human health
- risk assessment
- end stage renal disease
- public health
- coronary artery disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- cardiovascular disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- risk factors
- prognostic factors
- type diabetes
- prefrontal cortex
- health information
- electronic health record
- health insurance
- affordable care act