Myocardial infarction in young adults: Risk factors and clinical features

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 139-145

  Kanitz, Mark G ^a   Giovannucci, Sam J ^a   Jones, Jeffrey S ^a,b   Mott, Michael ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Emergency Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

morbidity; myocardial infarction; risk factors; young adults

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0029987778     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0736-4679(95)02089-6     Document Type: Article

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