Association of Prior Infection With Chlamydia pneumoniae and Angiographically Demonstrated Coronary Artery Disease

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 268, Issue 1, 1992, Pages 68-72

  Thom, David H ^a   Grayston, J Thomas ^a,b   Siscovick, David S ^b   Wang, San Pin ^b   Weiss, Noel S ^b   Daling, Janet R ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0026720444     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1992.03490010070032     Document Type: Article

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