Incidence of myocardial infarction in low-income urban residents of Mexico City Incidencia de infarto al miocardio en residentes de nivel socioeconómico bajo de la Ciudad de México

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the incidence of myocardial infarction (MI) in a low-income Mexican population. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of 1 696 men and women aged 35 to 64 years from a longitudinal study were included. All subjects were free of MI at baseline. Incident MI was diagnosed during follow-u...

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Main Authors: Aida Jiménez-Corona, Ruy López-Ridaura, Clicerio González-Villalpando
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2009-12-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342009000600003