Prevalence of self-reported myocardial infarction in a Greek sample: Findings from a population-based study in an urban area (medical express 2002)

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 207-210

  Gikas, A ^a,d   Sotiropoulos, A ^b   Panagiotakos, D ^c   Pappas, S ^b  

^a Health Centre of Salamis   (Greece)

^b Saint Panteleimon General Hospital   (Greece)

^c Hellenic Heart Foundation   (Greece)

^d NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Coronary heart disease; Myocardial infarction; Urban population

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GREECE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 11244326729     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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