The natural history of acute myocardial infarction

Heart

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 726-730

  Norris, R M ^a  

^a ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0034039036     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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