Sex-related differences in prognosis after myocardial infarction: Changes from 1978 to 2007

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 847-855

  Grau, María ^a   Sala, Cristina ^b,c   Sala, Joan ^d   Masia, Rafael ^d   Vila, Joan ^a   Subirana, Isaac ^a,e   Ramos, Rafel ^f,g   Elosua, Roberto ^a,e   Brugada, Ramón ^g   Marrugat, Jaume ^a  

^a INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c Àmbit d'Atenció Primària de Barcelona Ciutat ^*  (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL JOSEP TRUETA   (Spain)

^e CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^f INSTITUT CATALÀ DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Coronary disease; Epidemiology; Myocardial infarction; Prognosis; Sex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREND STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ODDS RATIO; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SPAIN; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84871279971     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-012-9712-8     Document Type: Article

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