Erythrocyte sedimentation rate: Is it a useful risk marker for coronary heart disease?

European Heart Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 19, 2000, Pages 1567-1569

  Rapaport, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SERUM ALBUMIN;

EDITORIAL; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; CORONARY DISEASE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMAN; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033794826     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2000.2236     Document Type: Editorial

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