Body height, cardiovascular risk factors, and risk of stroke in middle- aged men and women: A 14-year follow-up of the Finnmark study

Circulation

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2877-2882

  Njølstad, Inger ^a   Arnesen, Egil ^a   Lund Larsen, Per G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b National Health Screening Service   (Norway)

Author keywords

cerebrovascular disorders; epidemiology; risk factors; stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STROKE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0029819624     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.94.11.2877     Document Type: Article

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