American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 102, Issue 8 , Pages 966-969 , 15 October 2008

Prevalent Cocaine Use and Myocardial Infarction

  • Stella Aslibekyan, SM

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Unit, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Emily B. Levitan, ScD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Unit, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Murray A. Mittleman, MD, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Unit, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 617-632-7653; fax: 617-632-7698

Received 29 April 2008 ,Revised 6 May 2008 ,Accepted 6 May 2008.

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 Dr. Levitan was supported by Grants T32 HL 7374 and F32 HL091683 from the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.

PII: S0002-9149(08)01008-4

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.06.016

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 102, Issue 8 , Pages 966-969 , 15 October 2008

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