Prevalence of angina pectoris in Spain

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 323-330

  Cosin J ^a   Asin E ^b   Marrugat, Jaume ^c,i   Elosua, R ^c   Aros F ^d   De Los Reyes, M ^e   Castro Beiras, A ^f   Cabades A ^a   Diago, J L ^g   Lopez Bescos L ^h   Vila, Joan ^c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^c INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL TXAGORRITXU   (Spain)

^e Inst de Cardiol de Madrid   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL JUAN CANALEJO   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL GENERAL DE CASTELLÓN   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

ⁱ Caidos División Azul ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Angina; Prevalence; Questionnaire; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN;

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPAIN;

EID: 0344759116     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007542700074     Document Type: Article

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