Serum ferritin levels in subjects at high risk of atherosclerosis

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 4-9

  Kraml, P ^a,b   Andel M ^a   Malkova J ^b   Poledne, R ^c   Zvarova J ^c   Stefek M ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Serum ferritin; Stored iron

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; FERRITIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034097659     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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