Coronary heart disease incidence in northern and southern European populations: A reanalysis of the seven countries study for a European coronary risk chart

Heart

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 238-244

  Menotti, A ^a   Lanti, M ^b   Puddu, P E ^b   Kromhout, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Association for Cardiac Research   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Risk estimate; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; EUROPE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0033823270     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.84.3.238     Document Type: Article

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