Sex differences in case fatality before and after admission to hospital after acute cardiac events: Analysis of community based coronary heart disease register

British Medical Journal

Volumn 313, Issue 7061, 1996, Pages 853-855

  Sonke, Gabe S ^a   Beaglehole, Robert ^a   Stewart, Alistair W ^a   Jackson, Rodney ^a   Stewart, Fiona M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

EID: 0029787725     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7061.853     Document Type: Article

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