Diagnosis of cardiovascular disease in women

Menopause International

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-22

  Schenck Gustafsson, Karin ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ANGINA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY HEART DISEASE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; WOMEN

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; THALLIUM;

ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; BREAST CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX PAIN; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIOVASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 34247871361     PISSN: 17540453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/175404507780456818     Document Type: Review

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