Parental History and Myocardial Infarction Risk Across the World

Clara K Chow; Shofiqul Islam; Leonelo E. Bautista; Zvonko Rumboldt; Afzalhussein Yusufali; Changchun Xie; Sonia S. Anand; James C. Engert; Sumathy Rangarajan; Salim Yusuf

doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2010.07.054

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MedicineMyocardial infarctionFamily historyCoronary heart diseaseInternal medicineCardiologyDiseaseRisk factor

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Year: 2011
Type: article
Volume: 57
Issue: 5
Pages: 619-627
Citations: 152
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                                    Clara K Chow, 
                                
                                    Shofiqul Islam, 
                                
                                    Leonelo E. Bautista
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2011). 
                            Parental History and Myocardial Infarction Risk Across the World. 
                            Journal of the American College of Cardiology
                            , 57
                            (5)
                            , 619-627.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2010.07.054
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.07.054