The Primary Prevention of Myocardial Infarction

JoAnn E. Manson; Heather Tosteson; Paul M. Ridker; Anne B. Newman; George O'connor; Julie E. Buring; Charles H. Hennekens

doi:10.1056/nejm199205213262107

Keywords

MedicineMyocardial infarctionPrimary preventionCardiologyInternal medicineIntensive care medicineMedical emergencyDisease

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Brigham and Women's Hospital US

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Year: 1992
Type: article
Volume: 326
Issue: 21
Pages: 1406-1416
Citations: 452
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                                    JoAnn E. Manson, 
                                
                                    Heather Tosteson, 
                                
                                    Paul M. Ridker
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1992). 
                            The Primary Prevention of Myocardial Infarction. 
                            New England Journal of Medicine
                            , 326
                            (21)
                            , 1406-1416.
                            https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199205213262107
                        

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DOI: 10.1056/nejm199205213262107