Acute myocardial infarction in Denmark: Development and prognosis during a 20-year period;Akut myokardieinfarkt i Danmark: Udvikling i incidens og prognose gennem 20 år

Ugeskrift for Laeger

Volumn 162, Issue 44, 2000, Pages 5918-5923

  Madsen, Mette ^a   Rasmussen, Søren ^a   Juel, Knud ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENMARK; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; REGISTER;

ADULT; AGED; DENMARK; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROGNOSIS; REGISTRIES;

EID: 0034735136     PISSN: 00415782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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