Modifiable risk factor levels of coronary heart disease survivors in a middle-aged workforce

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 125-132

  Metcalf, P A ^a,b   Scragg, R K R ^a   Swinburn, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Blood lipids; Coronary heart disease; Diet surveys; Dietary fats

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OCCUPATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHOLESTEROL; CORONARY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OCCUPATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033142424     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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