Angina pectoris: Reversal of the gender gap

Circulation

Volumn 117, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1505-1507

  Bittner, Vera ^a,b  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b Division of Cardiovascular Disease   (United States)

Author keywords

Angina; Coronary disease; Editorials; Prognosis; Women

Indexed keywords

ANGINA PECTORIS; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY RISK; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; MORTALITY; NONCARDIAC CHEST PAIN; PATIENT CODING; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANGINA PECTORIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; RISK; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 41149132110     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.764217     Document Type: Editorial

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