Epidemiology, risk analysis and clinical outcomes of acute myocardial infarction in Trinidad;Trinidad'da akut miyokart enfarktüsünün epidemiyolojisi, risk analizi ve klinik sonuçları

Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 269-270

  Mungrue, Kameel ^a   Mootoosingh, Cherisse ^a   Ramsingh, Savera ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AFRICA; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOUTHEAST ASIA; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SURVIVAL RATE; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

EID: 79956268191     PISSN: 13028723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5152/akd.2011.064     Document Type: Letter

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