Ethnic variations in female vulnerability after an acute coronary event

Heart

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 621-626

  Mak, K H ^a   Kark, J D ^b   Chia, K S ^c   Sim, L L ^a   Foong, B H ^d   Ding, Z P ^a   Kam, R ^a   Chew, S K ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Singapore)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHINESE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FATALITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONITORING; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q WAVE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGAPORE;

EID: 2442682794     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2003.019307     Document Type: Article

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