Immediate surge in female visits to the cardiac emergency department following the economic collapse in Iceland: an observational study.

• Published in: Emergency Medicine Journal
• Main Authors: Guðjónsdóttir, Guðlaug Rakel, Kristjánsson, Már, Ólafsson, Örn, Arnar, Davíð O, Getz, Linn, Sigurðsson, Jóhann Ágúst, Guðmundsson, Sigurður, Valdimarsdóttir, Unnur
• Other Authors: Department of Emergency, Landspítali University Hospital, Reykjavík, Iceland.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2013
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Cardiology Service; Hospital; Cohort Studies; Economic Recession; Emergency Service; Female; Humans; Iceland; Male; Middle Aged; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications; Cardiovascular; Sex Factors; Young Adult
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2336/299250; https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2011-200518

To access publisher full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field. The dramatic economic collapse in Iceland in October 2008 was associated with an immediate short-term increase in female attendance at the cardiac ED.