Causes of death from myocardial infarction before and after thrombolysis era: A pathologic study

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 270-272

  Leone, A ^a,b  

^a Division di Medicine   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Death; Myocardial infarction; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; SEX RATIO; SINGAPORE; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOPSY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SINGAPORE; SURVIVAL RATE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 0030155127     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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