Occurrence of acute myocardial infarction in Worcester, Massachusetts, before, during, and after the terrorists attacks in New York City and Washington, DC, on 11 September 2001

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 258-260

  Goldberg, Robert J ^a   Spencer, Frederick ^a   Lessard, Darleen ^a   Yarzebski, Jorge ^a   Lareau, Craig ^a   Gore, Joel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FATALITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NEW YORK CITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS;

EID: 11844279040     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.08.094     Document Type: Article

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