Risk factors for ischaemic heart disease in patients with dermatitis herpetiformis

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 247-249

  Lear, J T ^a,b   Neary, R H ^a   Jones, P ^a   Fitzgerald, D A ^a   English, J S C ^a  

^a North Staffs NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN B; CHOLESTEROL; FIBRINOGEN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LIPID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS HERPETIFORMIS; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; GLUTEN FREE DIET; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0030926053     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014107689709000504     Document Type: Article

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