International variations in cardiovascular mortality associated with diabetes mellitus: The WHO multinational study of vascular disease in diabetes

Annals of Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 319-322

  Fuller, John H ^a   Stevens, Lynda K ^a   Wang, Shi Li ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Cerebrovascular disease; Diabetes; International comparison; Ischaemic heart disease; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NORTH AMERICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 0029845225     PISSN: 07853890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07853899608999088     Document Type: Article

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