Is low serum chloride level a risk factor for cardiovascular mortality?

European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 177-184

  de Bacquer, Dirk ^a   de Backer, Guy ^a   De Buyzere, Marc ^b   Kornitzer, Marcel ^c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

cardiovascular mortality; epidemiology; serum chloride

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHLORIDE BLOOD LEVEL; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHLORIDES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031732810     PISSN: 17418267     EISSN: 17418275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/174182679800500307     Document Type: Article

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