Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Women after Menopause

Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Volumn 99, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 478-482

  Bulliyya, G ^a  

^a REGIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE ICMR   (India)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Menopause; Oestrogen; Serum lipids

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MENOPAUSE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PREMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CORONARY DISEASE; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PREMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0035468734     PISSN: 00195847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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