Prevalence of coronary heart disease in Kin-Chen, Kinmen

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 87-95

  Chen, Chen Huan ^a   Chuang, Jen Hsiang ^b   Kuo, Hsu Sung ^b   Chang, Mau Song ^a   Wang, Shih Pu ^a   Chou, Pesus ^b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Epidemiology; Minnesota code; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CHINA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0030570391     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(96)02622-8     Document Type: Article

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