Risk factors for sudden coronary death in the United States

Epidemiology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 175-180

  Escobedo, Luis G ^a,b   Caspersen, Carl J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b Immigration Naturalization Hlth F   (United States)

Author keywords

diabetes mellitus; gender; health surveys; heart disease; hypertension; mortality; smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN DEATH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031051435     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199703000-00009     Document Type: Article

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