Measuring the prevalence of disease in middle-aged British men

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 351-358

  Walker, Mary ^a   Shaper, A Gerald ^a   Wannamethee, S Goya ^a   Whincup, Peter H ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; GALLBLADDER DISEASE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS; GALLBLADDER DISEASES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0033160848     PISSN: 00358819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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