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Ten-year fatal and non-fatal myocardial infarction incidence in elderly populations in Spain: the EPICARDIAN cohort study

Rafael Gabriel, Margarita Alonso, Blanca Reviriego, Javier Muñiz, Saturio Vega, I. Ratia López, Blanca Novella, Carmen Suárez, Francisco Rodríguez Salvanés

BMC Public Health · 2009 · 32 citations · 17 references

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Incidence of fatal and non-fatal myocardial infarction is high in the Spanish elderly population. Men show higher rates than women, but gender differences diminish with age.

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