Positive and negative life changes and LDL cholesterol

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 269-277

  Helminen, Anneli ^a   Rankinen, Tuomo ^a   Halonen, Pirjo ^a   Väisänen, Sari ^a   Rauramaa, Rainer ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIET; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN;

CHOLESTEROL, LDL; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0032939328     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932099002692     Document Type: Article

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