Association between plasma homocysteine and coronary artery disease in older persons

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1216-1218

  Aronow, Wilbert S ^a   Ahn, Chul ^b  

^a HEBREW HOSPITAL HOME   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HOMOCYSTINURIA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORONARY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 0030694694     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00643-7     Document Type: Article

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