Fish consumption and risk of sudden cardiac death

JAMA

Volumn 279, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 23-28

  Albert, Christine M ^a,b   Hennekens, Charles H ^a,c,d   O'Donnell, Christopher J ^b,e   Ajani, Umed A ^a   Carey, Vincent J ^a   Willett, Walter C ^a,d   Ruskin, Jeremy N ^b   Manson, JoAnn E ^a,d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e FRAMINGHAM HEART STUDY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD COMPOSITION; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0032491837     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.279.1.23     Document Type: Article

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