Airborne occupational exposure, ABO phenotype and risk of ischaemic heart disease in the copenhagen male study

European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 191-198

  Suadicani, P ^a   Hein, H O ^a,b   Gyntelberg, F ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

ABO phenotypes; airborne occupational pollutants; epidemiology; ischaemic heart disease

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PLASTIC; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036701573     PISSN: 17418267     EISSN: 17418275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/174182670200900403     Document Type: Article

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