Black/white differences in leukocyte subpopulations in men

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 757-764

  Freedman, David S ^a   Gates, L ^b   Dana Flanders, W ^c   Van Assendelft, Onno W ^d   Barboriak, Joseph J ^f   Riduan Joesoef, M ^e   Byers, Tim ^a,g  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b LOVELACE CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^f CLEMENT J ZABLOCKI VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Blacks; Cigarette smoking; Ischaemic heart disease; Leukocytes; Lymphocytes; Neutrophils

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LEUKOCYTE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MONOCYTE; NEGRO; NEUTROPHIL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING;

EID: 0030763902     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/26.4.757     Document Type: Article

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