Evaluation of some risk factors for ischaemic heart disease under a matched pairs case-control design

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 105, Issue JUNE, 1997, Pages 278-282

  Ganguly, S S ^a   Dutta, P K ^b   Tilak, V W ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Ischaemic heart disease; Logistic regression; Matched pairs design; Odds ratio

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

AGE; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL STATUS;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030805250     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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