Effect of serum lipids, lipoproteins, and apolipoproteins on vascular and nonvascular mortality in the elderly

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1224-1232

  Raiha I ^a   Marniemi, J ^b   Puukka, P ^b   Toikka, T ^b   Ehnholm, C ^c   Sourander, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Apolipoprotein A 1; Apolipoprotein E; Cholesterol; Coronary heart disease; Elderly Mortality; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN; APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; APOLIPOPROTEIN E; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 0030811173     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.17.7.1224     Document Type: Article

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