Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 54, Issue 1 , Pages 58-67 , January 2001

Case fatality after an acute cardiac event: the effect of smoking and alcohol consumption

Received 11 March 1999 ,Revised 11 April 1999 ,Accepted 20 April 1999.

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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 54, Issue 1 , Pages 58-67 , January 2001

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