Association of low serum concentration of bilirubin with increased risk of coronary artery disease

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 18-23

  Schwertner, Harvey A ^a   Jackson, William G ^b   Tolan, Gil ^b  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Armstrong Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0028084319     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/40.1.18     Document Type: Article

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