MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN A NEW GUINEAN

1 August 1971

journal article
research article
Published by AMPCo in The Medical Journal of Australia

Vol. 2 (8) , 412-417
https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1971.tb50634.x

Abstract

Coronary heart disease is rare amongst the indigenes of New Guinea. The clinical, laboratory and autopsy findings in one such case are reported here. The virtual absence of coronary risk factors is b...

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