Myocardial infarction associated with recency of immigration to Ontario

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 253-258

  Saposnik, G ^a,b   Redelmeier, D A ^b   Lu, H ^b   Fuller Thomson, E ^c   Lonn, E ^d,e   Ray, J G ^a,b,c  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ONTARIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952783664     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcq006     Document Type: Article

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