Underestimation of the importance of blood pressure and cholesterol for coronary heart disease mortality in old age

European Heart Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 286-293

  Clarke, Robert ^a   Lewington, S ^a   Youngman, L ^a   Sherliker, P ^a   Peto, R ^a   Collins, R ^a  

^a RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cholesterol; Coronary heart disease; Old age

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHOLESTEROL; CORONARY DISEASE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036487151     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2001.2781     Document Type: Article

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