Homocyst(e)ine and risk of cardiovascular disease in the multiple risk factor intervention trial

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1947-1953

  Evans, Rhobert W ^a   Shaten, B Jessica ^c   Hempel, John D ^b   Cutler, Jeffrey A ^d   Kuller, Lewis H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Homocyst(e)ine; MRFIT; Prospective

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY RISK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0031457858     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.17.10.1947     Document Type: Article

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