Risk factors of coronary artery disease in different regions of Saudi Arabia

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 465-474

  Osman, A K ^a   Al Nozha, M M ^b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CORONARY DISEASE; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0034158215     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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