The association between deaths from myocardial infarction and household size in england and wales

European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 159-163

  Wong, Yuk Ki ^a   Dawkins, Keith D ^a   Ward, Michael E ^b  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlamydia pneumoniae; coronary artery disease; gastric carcinoma; Helicobacter pylori; household size; infection; myocardial infarction; overcrowding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CROWDING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY SIZE; HEART INFARCTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFECTION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CARCINOMA; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEATH; ENGLAND; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SEX FACTORS; WALES;

EID: 0034935786     PISSN: 17418267     EISSN: 17418275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/174182670100800307     Document Type: Article

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