Characteristics of smokers, non-smokers and ex-smokers among 10, 000 adult males in Israel: II. Physiologic, biochemical and genetic characteristics

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 1977, Pages 75-86

  Goldbourt, Uri ^a   Medalie, Jack H ^b,c  

^a WINGATE INSTITUTE   (Israel)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biochemistry; Blood pressure; Cholesterol; Genetics, human; Physiology; Smoking; Uric acid

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; URIC ACID;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; HEMATOCRIT; INTOXICATION; METHODOLOGY; SMOKING; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BONE AND BONES; CHOLESTEROL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; OCCUPATIONS; PULSE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SMOKING; URIC ACID;

EID: 0017344974     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a112358     Document Type: Article

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