Syndrome X and mortality: A population-based study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 148, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 958-966

  Trevisan, Maurizio ^a,d   Liu, Jian ^a   Bahsas, Fadlalla Bahsas ^b   Menotti, Alessandro ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b Universidad De Los Andes Facultad de Medicina   (Venezuela)

^c Cardioricerca   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cause of death; Insulin resistance; Mortality; Prospective studies; Risk factors; Syndrome X

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYNDROME X;

EID: 0032533899     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009572     Document Type: Article

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