Difference in the in-hospital mortality of unstable angina pectoris between men and women

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 673-676

  Passos, Luiz Carlos Santana ^a,b   Lopes, Antonio Alberto ^a   Costa, Úrsula ^a   Lobo, Nelson ^a   Rabelo Jr , Alvaro ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

In hospital mortality; Unstable angina pectoris; Women

Indexed keywords

ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0039029160     PISSN: 0066782X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0066-782X1999000600002     Document Type: Article

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