The tromsoø heart study: Risk factors for coronary heart disease related to the occurrence of myocardial infarction in first degree relatives

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 1977, Pages 192-199

  Førde, Olav H ^a   Thelle, Dag S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cholesterol; Genetics; Human; Myocardial infarct

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

BLOOD PRESSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY; GENETICS; HEART INFARCTION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; RELATIONSHIP; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHOLESTEROL; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NORWAY; RISK; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS;

EID: 0017331956     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a112375     Document Type: Article

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