Role of risk factors for major coronary heart disease events with increasing length of follow up

Heart

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 374-379

  Wannamethee, S G ^a   Shaper, A G ^a   Whincup, P H ^a   Walker, M ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease, risk factors; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0032896002     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.81.4.374     Document Type: Article

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