The falling mortality from coronary heart disease: A clinicopathological perspective

Heart

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 121-126

  Norris, R M ^a   Wong, P S ^b   Dixon, G ^b   Morris, N ^b   Penny, W J ^b   El Gaylani, N ^b   Thomas, A ^b   Davies, L ^b   Boyle, R M ^b   Griffith, K ^b   Wiseman, S ^b   Cooper, S ^b   Robinson, D R ^b  

^a ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Clinicopathological diagnosis; Coronary heart disease; Epidemiology; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEATH CERTIFICATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 7344252459     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.80.2.121     Document Type: Article

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