ACE gene polymorphism as a risk factor for ischemic cerebrovascular disease

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 346-355

  Agerholm Larsen, Birgit ^a   Tybjærg Hansen, Anne ^a   Frikke Schmidt, Ruth ^a   Grønholdt, Marie Louise M ^b   Jensen, Gorm ^c   Nordestgaard, Børge G ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0030803017     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-127-5-199709010-00002     Document Type: Article

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