Frequency of family history of acute myocardial infarction in patients with acute myocardial infarction

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 122-127

  Ciruzzi, Mario ^a   Schargrodsky, Herman ^a   Rozlosnik, Jorge ^a   Pramparo, Palmira ^a   Delmonte, Hernán ^a   Rudich, Viviana ^a   Piskorz, Daniel ^a   Negri, Eva ^a   Soifer, Saul ^a   La Vecchia, Carlo ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 17644431333     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00304-4     Document Type: Article

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