Sex differences in survival after myocardial infarction in older adults: A community-based approach

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1174-1182

  Vaccarino, Viola ^a   Krumholz, Harlan M ^a   Mendes De Leon, Carlos F ^a   Holford, Theodore R ^a   Seeman, Teresa E ^b   Horwitz, Ralph I ^a   Berkman, Lisa F ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0029842861     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1996.tb01366.x     Document Type: Article

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