High prevalence of smoking in young patients with acute myocardial infarction

The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 153-156

  Von Eyben, F E ^a   Bech, J ^b   Madsen, J Kyst ^b   Efsen, F ^c  

^a HERNING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Dept of Cardiology ^*  (Denmark)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; Q WAVE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; CORONARY DISEASE; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 0029929920     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146642409611600305     Document Type: Article

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