Height is not associated with long-term survival after acute myocardial infarction

American Heart Journal

Volumn 142, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 852-856

  Mukamal, Kenneth J ^a   Maclure, Malcolm ^b   Sherwood, Jane B ^b   Kannam, Joseph P ^a   Muller, James E ^c   Mittleman, Murray A ^b  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; DEATH; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SITTING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034751481     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2001.119131     Document Type: Article

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