Mortality following myocardial infarction in women and men;Sterblichkeitsrisiko von frauen und männern nach myokardinfarkt: Eine analyse stationärer abrechnungsdaten

Deutsches Arzteblatt

Volumn 105, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 279-285

  Heller, Günther ^a   Babitsch, Birgit ^b   Günster, Christian ^a   Möckel, Martin ^b  

^a Wissenschaftliches Institut der AOK WIdO   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiology; Gender studies; Health service research; Mortality; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENDER; GERMANY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY;

EID: 45149134623     PISSN: 00121207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2008.0279     Document Type: Article

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