Secular trends and seasonality in first-time hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction - A Danish population-based study

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 425-431

  Fischer, Thomas ^a   Lundbye Christensen, Søren ^b   Johnsen, Søren Paaske ^a   Schønheyder, Henrik Carl ^a   Sørensen, Henrik Toft ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hospitalization; Myocardial infarction; Seasons

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DENMARK; FEMALE; GENDER; GROWTH; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

DENMARK; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SEASONS;

EID: 9244238676     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2003.10.026     Document Type: Article

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