Serum urate and the risk of major coronary heart disease events

Heart

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 147-153

  Wannamethee, S Goya ^a   Shaper, A Gerald ^a   Whincup, Peter H ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Risk factors; Serum urate

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY RISK; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERURICEMIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0030774523     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.78.2.147     Document Type: Article

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