Acute respiratory-tract infections and risk of first-time acute myocardial infarction

Lancet

Volumn 351, Issue 9114, 1998, Pages 1467-1471

  Meier, Christoph R ^a   Jick, Susan S ^a   Derby, Laura E ^a   Vasilakis, Catherine ^a   Jick, Hershel ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0032537390     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(97)11084-4     Document Type: Article

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