Invited commentary: Trends in coronary heart disease mortality - Location, location, location

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 157, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 771-773

  Rosamond, Wayne D ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE;

HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MORTALITY; NOTE; OUTPATIENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN DEATH; UNITED STATES;

CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MORTALITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038416681     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwg058     Document Type: Note

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