Case fatality of acute myocardial infarction: An emerging gender gap

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 829-831

  Thelle, Dag Steinar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Age; Case fatality; Coronary heart disease; Gender; Incidence; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FATALITY; FINLAND; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRIALIZATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE;

CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 82655168803     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-011-9627-9     Document Type: Review

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