Social relations and extent and severity of coronary artery disease. The Stockholm female coronary risk study

European Heart Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1648-1656

  Orth Gomér, Kristina ^a   Horsten, M ^a   Wamala, S P ^a   Mittleman, M A ^b   Kirkeeide, R ^c   Svane, B ^d   Ryden L ^d   Schenck Gustafsson, K ^d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Angiography; Atherosclerosis; Coronary disease; Social support; Women

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STENOSIS;

ADULT; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0032211248     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.1998.1190     Document Type: Article

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