Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of juvenile myocardial infarction in Italy: The GISSI experience

Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 505-512

  Imazio, Massimo ^a   Bobbio, Marco ^a,b   Bergerone, Serena ^a,b   Barlera, Simona ^a,b   Maggioni, Aldo P ^a,b  

^a MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Divisione Universitaria di Cardiologia

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY RISK; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ITALY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREVALENCE; RECURRENCE; RISK; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031748660     PISSN: 00465968     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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