Geographic Patterns of Incidence of Ischemic Stroke and Acute Myocardial Infarction in Finland During 1991-2003

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 206-213

  Havulinna, Aki S ^a,b   Pääkkönen, Rauni ^a   Karvonen, Marjatta ^a   Salomaa, Veikko ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bayesian Analysis; Cardiovascular Diseases; Geographic Factors; Myocardial Infarction; Shared Component; Spatial Distribution; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BAYES THEOREM; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; STROKE;

EID: 38949131856     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2007.10.008     Document Type: Article

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