Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 87-93 , February 2012

Socioeconomic Inequalities in the Morbidity and Mortality of Acute Coronary Events in Finland: 1988 to 2002

  • Aino Lammintausta, MD

      Affiliations

    • Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Aino Lammintausta, MD, Hakkistenkuja 15, Vanhalinna 21410, Finland. Tel.: +358407351663.
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  • Pirjo Immonen-Räihä, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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  • Juhani K.E. Airaksinen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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  • Jorma Torppa, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Chronic Disease Prevention, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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  • Kennet Harald, MSocSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Chronic Disease Prevention, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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  • Matti Ketonen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • North Karelia Central Hospital, Joensuu, Finland
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  • Seppo Lehto, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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  • Heli Koukkunen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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  • Antero Y. Kesäniemi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Clinical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
    • Clinical Research Center, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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  • Päivi Kärjä-Koskenkari, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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  • Veikko Salomaa, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Chronic Disease Prevention, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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  • FINAMI Study Group

Received 15 May 2011 ,Accepted 26 October 2011.

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 This work was supported in part by the Finnish Foundation for Cardiovascular Research, Turku University Foundation and the Paulo Foundation. The authors’ work was independent of the funding institutions.

PII: S1047-2797(11)00337-1

doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2011.10.012

Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 87-93 , February 2012

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