Danish singles have a twofold risk of acute coronary syndrome: Data from a cohort of 138 290 persons

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 721-728

  Nielsen, K M ^a   Faergeman, O ^a   Larsen, M L ^a   Foldspang, A ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FAMILY STRUCTURE; HEALTH RISK; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUDDEN DEATH; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SINGLE PERSON; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

AARHUS [DENMARK]; DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

ANGINA;

EID: 33746352769     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2005.041541     Document Type: Article

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