Assessing the impact of classical risk factors on myocardial infarction by rate advancement periods

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 152, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 884-888

  Liese, Angela D ^a,b   Hense, Hans Werner ^a   Brenner, Hermann ^c   Löwel, Hannelore ^d   Keil, Ulrich ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^d INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cohort studies; Methods; Myocardial infarction; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORONARY RISK; GERMANY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; RISK FACTOR;

COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 0034332473     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/152.9.884     Document Type: Article

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