Markedly changed age distribution among patients hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 221-224

  Reikvam, Åsmund ^a   Hagen, Terje P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hospital admission; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; NORWAY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; ACUTE DISEASE; AGE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEART INFARCTION; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NORWAY; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036024960     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14017430260180373     Document Type: Article

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