Epidemiology of atherosclerotic peripheral arterial occlusive disease in Hong Kong

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 202-206

  Cheng, Stephen W K ^a   Ting, Albert C W ^a   Lau, Hung ^a   Wong, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; CHOLESTEROL; FIBRINOGEN; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; PLASMINOGEN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN DEFECT; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

EID: 0032908102     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00013161     Document Type: Article

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