Changing myocardial infarction population characteristics: Reasons and implications

American Heart Journal

Volumn 134, Issue 2 II, 1997, Pages

  Pepine, C I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0030954875     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(97)70001-2     Document Type: Article

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