Mortality attributed to myocardial infarction in the male and female population of Salvador, BA, between 1981 and 1996

OBJECTIVE: To describe according to gender the trend in mortality attributed to myocardial infarction (MI) in the population of Salvador, Bahia between 1981 and 1996. METHODS: This study was on mortality due to MI estimates by period and gender of the city of Salvador, Bahia. Data from 1981 to 1996...

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Main Authors: Luiz Carlos Santana Passos, Antonio Alberto Lopes, Ines Lessa, Adelina Sanches, Rogério Santos-Jesus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2000-04-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2000000400004