Trends in mortality, incidence and case fatality of ischaemic heart disease in Denmark, 1982-1992

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1154-1161

  Osler, Merete ^a   Sørensen, Thorkild I A ^a   Sørensen, Svend ^b   Rostgaard, Klaus ^b   Jensen, Gorm ^c   Iversen, Lars ^b   Kristensen, Tage S ^d   Madsen, Mette ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Sundhedsstyrelsen   (Denmark)

^c HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^e DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY RESEARCH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Ischaemic heart disease; Mortality; Secular trends; Vital statistics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENMARK; FATALITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; VITAL STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030456896     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/25.6.1154     Document Type: Article

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