Distribution and determinants of ischaemic heart disease in an urban population. A study from the myocardial infarction register in Malmo, Sweden

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 247, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 588-596

  Engstrom G ^a   Berglund, G ^a   Goransson M ^a   Hansen, O ^a   Hedblad, B ^a   Merlo, J ^a   Tyden P ^a   Janzon, L ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Hypertension; Myocardial infarction; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0007200357     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.2000.00663.x     Document Type: Article

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