Myocardial infarction in young men: Study of risk factors in nine countries
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Myocardial infarction in young men: Study of risk factors in nine countries.
In order to determine whether the development of myocardial infarction in different countries is associated with different risk factors, 240 male survivors, aged 40 or less, were studied in nine countries. In the seven centres in developed countries (Auckland, Melbourne, Los Angles/Atlanta, Cape Town, Tel Avic, Heidelberg, and Edinburgh) there was a high procedure of risk factors, particularly ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Heart
سال: 1976
ISSN: 1355-6037
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.38.5.540