Association between week of the month and death from acute myocardial infarction in Washington state, 1988 to 1997

American Heart Journal

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 196-199

  Maynard, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0033870613     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2000.107545     Document Type: Article

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