Temporal variation in case fatality of acute myocardial infarction in Finland

Annals of Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-80

  Schreier, Nadja K ^a   Moltchanova, Elena V ^a   Lammi, Niina M ^a   Karvonen, Marjatta L ^a   Eriksson, Johan G ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Case fatality rate; Meteorological factors; Myocardial infarction; Seasons

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATALITY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; METEOROLOGICAL CONCEPTS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; REGISTRIES; SEASONS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 60549091186     PISSN: 07853890     EISSN: 16512219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07853890802392511     Document Type: Article

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