Age-related trends in short- and long-term survival after acute myocardial infarction: A 20-year population-based perspective (1975-1995)

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1311-1317

  Goldberg, Robert J ^a   McCormick, Danny ^a   Gurwitz, Jerry H ^a   Yarzebski, Jorge ^a   Lessard, Darleen ^a   Gore, Joel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL TIME;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0032399908     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(98)00633-X     Document Type: Article

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