Serum cholesterol concentration and mortality from accidents, suicide, and other violent causes

BMJ

Volumn 309, Issue 6952, 1994, Pages 445-

  Variainen, E ^a   Puska, P ^a   Pekkanen, J ^a   Tuomilehto, J ^a   Lonnqvist, J ^a   Ehnholm, C ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SUICIDE; VIOLENCE;

ACCIDENTS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHOLESTEROL; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0028168214     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.309.6952.445     Document Type: Article

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