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Association of psychological risk factors and acute myocardial infarction in China: the INTER-HEART China study.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Most data about psychological factors relating to acute myocardial infarction (AMI) were obtained from studies carried out in western countries. Results from small descriptive cross-sectional studies in China were inconclusive. The aim of this study was to explore possible associations between psychological risk factors and AMI among the Chinese population with a large-scale case-control study. METHODS: This study was part of the …

Authors

Xu T; Li W; Teo K; Wang X-Y; Liu L-S; Yusuf S

Journal

Chinese Medical Journal, Vol. 124, No. 14, pp. 2083–2088

Publication Date

July 2011

ISSN

0366-6999