Recent trends in myocardial infarction rates in northern Italy. Results of the IM MONICA and CAMUNI registers in Brianza: 1993-1994 versus 1997-1998;Recenti andamenti temporali dei tassi di infarto miocardico in nord Italia. Risultati dei registri IM MONICA e CAMUNI in Brianza: 1993-1994 versus 1997-1998

Italian Heart Journal, Supplementi

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 651-657

  Ferrario, Marco M ^a,c   Fornari, Carla ^b   Bolognesi, Lauretta ^b   Gussoni, Maria Teresa ^d   Benedetti, Marco ^b   Sega, Roberto ^b   Borchini, Rossana ^c   Cesana, Giancarlo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

^d National Health Service   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 77957169834     PISSN: 15903796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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