Smoking and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in men with low levels of serum cholesterol: The Korea medical insurance corporation study

JAMA

Volumn 282, Issue 22, 1999, Pages 2149-2155

  Jee, Sun Ha ^a   Suh, Il ^b   Kim, Il Soon ^b   Appel, Lawrence J ^c  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0033536994     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.282.22.2149     Document Type: Article

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