Plasma fibrinogen and other cardiovascular disease risk factors and cataract

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 279-290

  Goodrich, Mark E ^a   Cumming, Robert G ^a   Mitchell, Paul ^a,b   Koutts, Jerry ^b   Burnett, Leslie ^a  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Cardiovascular disease; Cataract; Fibrinogen; Hypertension; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CATARACT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LENS; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 0032725763     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/opep.6.4.279.4188     Document Type: Article

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