Do body iron stores increase the risk of developing coronary heart disease?

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 501-503

  Sempos, Christopher T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BLOOD DONOR; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON INTAKE; IRON STORAGE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; NOTE; PHLEBOTOMY;

EID: 0036721438     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/76.3.501     Document Type: Note

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