Family history as a risk factor of coronary heart disease in patients under 60 years of age

European Heart Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 235-239

  Pohjola Sintonen, S ^a   Rissanen, A ^b   Liskola, P ^c   Luomanmaki K ^b  

^a PEIJAS HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c Psychotherapy Clinic   (Finland)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Family history; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGING; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0031929560     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.1997.0543     Document Type: Article

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