Case-fatality rates for myocardial infarction declined in Denmark and Sweden during 1987-1999

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 638-646

  Rasmussen, Søren ^a   Abildstrom, Steen Z ^a   Rosén, Måns ^b,c   Madsen, Mette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b CENTRE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Administrative data; Case fatality; Prognosis; Routinely collected data; Trends

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REGISTER; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADULT; DEATH, SUDDEN; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; REGISTRIES; SWEDEN;

EID: 3042749835     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2003.10.013     Document Type: Article

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