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. 2000 Jan 22;320(7229):218-9.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7229.218.

"I don't like Mondays"-day of the week of coronary heart disease deaths in Scotland: study of routinely collected data

C Evans  1 , J Chalmers, S Capewell, A Redpath, A Finlayson, J Boyd, J Pell, J McMurray, K Macintyre, L Graham
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"I don't like Mondays"-day of the week of coronary heart disease deaths in Scotland: study of routinely collected data

C Evans et al. BMJ. .
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Deaths from coronary heart disease occurring outside hospital, by day of week, in people with no previous admissions for coronary heart disease, Scotland, 1986-95: percentage difference from expected values
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