A case-control study of plasma homocysteine levels in South Indians with and without coronary artery disease

Indian Heart Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 749-753

  Sastry, B K S ^a   Indira, N ^a   Anand, B ^a   Kedarnath, ^a   Surya Prabha, B ^a   Soma Raju, B ^a  

^a CARE HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Homocysteine; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0035522876     PISSN: 00194832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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