Mortality attributed to myocardial infarction in the male and female population of salvador, BA, between 1981 and 1996

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 332-334

  Passos, Luiz Carlos Santana ^a   Lopes, Antonio Alberto ^b   Lessa, I ^b   Sanches, Adelina ^b   Santos Jesus, Rogério ^b  

^a NONE   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Gender; Mortality; Myocardial infarction; Trend

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; SEX RATIO;

ADULT; BRAZIL; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0034168282     PISSN: 0066782X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0066-782X2000000400004     Document Type: Article

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