Mortality from coronary artery disease in Greece: Where in Europe do we belong?

Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 161-163

  Pyrgakis, Vlassis N ^a  

^a Department of Cardiology   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GREECE; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

CORONARY DISEASE; GREECE; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 65949098901     PISSN: 10117970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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