Circadian variation of acute myocardial infarction and the effect of low-dose aspirin in a randomized trial of physicians

Circulation

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1990, Pages 897-902

  Ridker, Paul M ^a   Manson, JoAnn E ^a   Buring, Julie E ^a   Muller, James E ^a   Hennekens, Charles H ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspirin; Circadian variation; Clinical trials; Myocardial infarction; Platelets

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASPIRIN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0025074037     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.82.3.897     Document Type: Article

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