Probability of coronary artery disease among patients attending primary health care centers (PHCCs) in Southwest Saudi Arabia

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 350-356

  Al Humaidi, Mohammed A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

CAD; Hypercholesterolemia; Risk Factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROBABILITY; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROBABILITY; RISK FACTORS; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0034280468     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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