Three-year follow-up shows no association of serum ferritin levels with incidence of new coronary events in 577 persons aged ≥62 years

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 678-679

  Aronow, Wilbert S ^a   Ahn, Chul ^b  

^a HEBREW HOSPITAL HOME   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK;

AGED; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; FERRITINS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK;

EID: 0030587235     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(96)00394-3     Document Type: Article

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