Sex-based differences in premature first myocardial infarction caused by smoking: Twice as many years lost by women as by men

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 174-179

  Grundtvig, Morten ^a   Hagen, Terje P ^b   German, Mikael ^a   Reikvam, Åsmund ^c  

^a INNLANDET HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^b Institute of Health Management and Health Economics   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

epidemiology; myocardial infarction; risk factors; sex; smoking

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORWAY; ONSET AGE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; WOMEN'S HEALTH; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANGINA PECTORIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATABASES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NORWAY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

CHOLESTEROL;

EID: 66849125185     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJR.0b013e328325d7f0     Document Type: Article

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