Risk factors for new coronary events in a large cohort of very elderly patients with and without coronary artery disease

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 864-866

  Aronow, Wilbert S ^a   Ahn, Chul ^b  

^a HEBREW HOSPITAL HOME   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART DEATH; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0029882194     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)89183-7     Document Type: Article

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