Cardiovascular disease, interleukin-6, and risk of mortality in older women: The women's health and aging study

Circulation

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 947-953

  Volpato, Stefano ^a   Guralnik, Jack M ^a   Ferrucci, Luigi ^a,b   Balfour, Jennifer ^a   Chaves, Paulo ^c   Fried, Linda P ^c   Harris, Tamara B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b Italian National Institute Research and Care on Aging   (Italy)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cardiovascular diseases; Interleukins; Mortality; Women

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 6;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0035916309     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.103.7.947     Document Type: Article

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