Association of body mass index with reinfarction and survival after first myocardial infarction in women

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 433-444

  Newton, Katherine M ^a   LaCroix, Andrea Z ^a,b  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART REINFARCTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 0029853356     PISSN: 10597115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.1996.5.433     Document Type: Article

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