Cardiovascular risk factors in women

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 56, Issue 1999, 1997, Pages 383-391

  Williams, Christine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0031086290     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/pns19970040     Document Type: Article

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