The Northridge earthquake as a trigger for acute myocardial infarction

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 77, Issue 14, 1996, Pages 1230-1232

  Leor, Jonathan ^a   Kloner, Robert A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORONARY CARE UNIT; EARTHQUAKE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029973509     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(96)00169-5     Document Type: Article

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