Diagnostic features of acute myocardial infarction – changes over time from 1983 to 1990: results from the FINMONICA AMI register study

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 237, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 151-159

  SALOMAA, V ^a   MIETTINEN, H ^a   PALOMAKI P ^a   ARSTILA, M ^a   MUSTANIEMI, H ^a   KUULASMAA, K ^a   TUOMILEHTO, J ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

acute myocardial infarction; coronary heart disease; MONICA project

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0028964962     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: 13652796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.1995.tb01155.x     Document Type: Article

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