Population-based erythrocyte sedimentation rates in 3910 subjectively healthy Norwegian adults. A statistical study based on men and women from the Oslo area

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 240, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 125-131

  Wetteland, P ^a   Roger M ^a   Solberg, H E ^a   Iversen, O H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic individuals; Disease predictive power of ESR; Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR); Population based reference values

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029820467     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.1996.30295851000.x     Document Type: Article

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