Higher relative, but lower absolute risks of myocardial infarction in women than in men: Analysis of some major risk factors in the SHEEP study

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 246, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 161-174

  Reuterwall, Christina ^a,b,f   Hallqvist, J ^c,g   Ahlbom, A ^b,f   De Faire, U ^b,c   Diderichsen, F ^c,g   Hogstedt, C ^a,f   Pershagen, G ^b,f   Theorell, T ^e,f   Wiman, B ^d   Wolk, A ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Division of Social Medicine   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f Department of Clinical Chemistry Karolinska Hospital ^*  (Sweden)

^g STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Case control; Lifestyle risk factors; Metabolic risk factors; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SWEDEN; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0032787687     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.1999.00554.x     Document Type: Article

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