Regional variation of mortality from ischemic heart disease in Germany from 1998 to 2007

Clinical Research in Cardiology

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 511-518

  Andersohn, Frank ^a   Schlattmann, Peter ^a   Roll, Stephanie ^a   Müller Riemenschneider, Falk ^a   Binting, Sylvia ^a   Willich, Stefan N ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Germany; International Classification of Diseases (ICD); Ischemic heart disease; Mortality; Prevention; Regional variation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; DEATH; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; GERMANY; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955220467     PISSN: 18610684     EISSN: 18610692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-010-0150-x     Document Type: Article

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