Incidence of recognized and unrecognized myocardial infarction in men and women aged 55 and older: The Rotterdam Study [4]

European Heart Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1383-1384

  Jolobe, Oscar M ^a  

^a MANCHESTER MEDICAL SOCIETY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN;

AGED; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NETHERLANDS;

EID: 33745683653     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi864     Document Type: Letter

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4. Jolobe OMP. Presentation is often pain-free in elderly patients. (Letter). BMJ 1994;308:1159.