Why do men and women differ in their risk of myocardial infarction?

European Heart Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 835-836

  Campbell, Duncan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ESTROGEN;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CORONARY RISK; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDITORIAL; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; WAIST HIP RATIO;

AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 41849131416     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn074     Document Type: Editorial

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