Possible association of a reduction in cardiovascular events with blood donation

Heart

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 188-193

  Meyers, David G ^a,e   Strickland, Daniel ^b   Maloley, Pierre A ^c   Seburg, Jeanette J ^c   Wilson, Janet E ^d   McManus, Bruce F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular events; Ferritin; Iron; Oxidation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IRON STORAGE; LIPID OXIDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030809782     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.78.2.188     Document Type: Article

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