Composition of risk factors among acute myocardial infarction patients in Israel: Sub-analysis of the Israeli National Prospective Survey on Acute Myocardial Infarction in 2000

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Volumn 143, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 479-481+550

  Elis, Avishay ^a   Lishner, Michael ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Age; Cardiovascular disease; Gender; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENDER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 3442881169     PISSN: 00177768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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