Trends in mortality attributed to heart failure in Worcester, Massachusetts, 1992 to 2001

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1324-1328

  Goldberg, Robert J ^a   Glatfelter, Karen ^a   Burbank Schmidt, Emma ^a   Farmer, Cheryl ^a   Spencer, Frederick A ^a   Meyer, Theo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS;

EID: 19344375623     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.01.076     Document Type: Article

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