Cause of death in clinical research: Time for a reassessment?

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 618-620

  Lauer, Michael S ^a   Blackstone, Eugene H ^b   Young, James B ^a   Topol, Eric J ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Dept Surg Case W Reserve U   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CORONARY RISK; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0032832318     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(99)00250-8     Document Type: Article

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