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Original Research

Validating Acute Myocardial Infarction Diagnoses in National Health Registers for Use as Endpoint in Research: The Tromsø Study

Torunn Varmdal1 Department of Community Medicine, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway;2 Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ellisiv B Mathiesen1 Department of Community Medicine, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway;3 Department of Neurology, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, NorwayORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8887-6100
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Tom Wilsgaard1 Department of Community Medicine, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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Inger Njølstad1 Department of Community Medicine, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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Audhild Nyrnes1 Department of Community Medicine, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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Sameline Grimsgaard1 Department of Community Medicine, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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Kaare Harald Bønaa2 Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway;4 Clinic for Heart Disease, St. Olav’s University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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Jan Mannsverk1 Department of Community Medicine, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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Maja-Lisa Løchen1 Department of Community Medicine, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway;5 Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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Pages 675-682 | Published online: 03 Aug 2021

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