The abdominal diameter index and sudden coronary death in men

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 961-964

  Kahn, Henry S ^a   Simoes, Eduardo J ^a   Koponen, Mark ^a   Hanzlick, Randy ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUDDEN DEATH;

ABDOMEN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; BODY CONSTITUTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORONARY DISEASE; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030587826     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(96)00479-1     Document Type: Article

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