Impact of risk factors for non-fatal acute myocardial infarction

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 425-432

  Oliveira, Andreia ^a,b   Barros, Henrique ^a,b   Azevedo, Ana ^a,b   Bastos, Joana ^a,b   Lopes, Carla ^a,b  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Age groups; Case control study; Population attributable fraction; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PORTUGAL; SMOKING HABIT; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PORTUGAL; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 68149159365     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-009-9352-9     Document Type: Article

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