Comparison of presentation, treatment, and outcome of acute myocardial infarction in men versus women (the Myocardial Infarction Triage and Intervention Registry)

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 9-14

  Kudenchuk, Peter J ^a   Maynard, Charles ^a   Martin, Jenny S ^a   Wirkus, Mark ^a   Weaver, W Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030200797     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(96)00218-4     Document Type: Article

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