National gender-specific trends in myocardial infarction hospitalization rates among patients aged 35 to 64 years

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 108, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1102-1107

  Towfighi, Amytis ^a,b   Markovic, Daniela ^c   Ovbiagele, Bruce ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RANCHO LOS AMIGOS NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80053939986     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: 18791913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.05.046     Document Type: Article

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