Intra-urban variations in incidence and mortality in myocardial infarction

European Heart Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1795-1801

  Tydén, Patrik ^a   Hansen, O ^a   Janzon, L ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Incidence; Infarction; Mortality; Myocardial; Urban; Variations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CITY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 17144445195     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.1998.1229     Document Type: Article

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