Trends in coronary events in Finland during 1983-1997; the FINAMI study

European Heart Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 311-319

  Salomaa, Veikko ^a   Ketonen, M ^b   Koukkunen, H ^c   Immonen Raiha P ^d   Jerkkola, T ^e   Karja Koskenkari P ^e   Mahonen M ^a   Niemela M ^a   Kuulasmaa, K ^a   Palomaki P ^b   Arstila, M ^f   Vuorenmaa, T ^f   Lehtonen, A ^g   Lehto, S ^c   Miettinen, H ^c   Torppa, J ^a   Tuomilehto, J ^a   Kesaniemi Y A ^e   Pyorala K ^c  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b NORTH KARELIA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d Raisio Regional Hospital   (Finland)

^e OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^g Turku Town Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Case fatality; Coronary heart disease; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FINLAND; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADULT; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; RECURRENCE; REGISTRIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 0037321843     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-668X(02)00421-9     Document Type: Article

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