Factor V Leiden is not a risk factor for arterial vascular disease in the elderly: Results from the Cardiovascular Health Study

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 912-915

  Cushman, Mary ^a   Rosendaal, Frits R ^b   Psaty, Bruce M ^c   Cook, E Francis ^d   Valliere, J ^a   Kuller, Lewis H ^e   Tracy, Russell P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5;

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STROKE;

EID: 0031976477     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1615092     Document Type: Article

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