Blood pressure, cholesterol, and common causes of death: A review

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 12, Issue 10 SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 96S-98S

  Lewington, S ^a   MacMahon, S ^b  

^a RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Blood cholesterol; Blood pressure; Coronary heart disease; Prospective Studies Collaboration

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENDER; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING;

AGE FACTORS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHOLESTEROL; CORONARY DISEASE; HUMANS; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0032752795     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0895-7061(99)00162-4     Document Type: Review

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