Menstrual and reproductive factors and risk of non-fatal acute myocardial infarction in Italy

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-72

  Bertuccio, Paola ^a   Tavani, Alessandra ^a   Gallus, Silvano ^a   Negri, Eva ^a   La Vecchia, Carlo ^a,b  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Endogenous female hormones; Menstrual factors; Reproductive factors; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; ESTROGEN; SEX HORMONE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLIMACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART PROTECTION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; PARITY; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING;

EID: 34548208184     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2007.01.005     Document Type: Article

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