Is C-reactive protein specific for vascular disease in women?

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 136, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 529-533

  Rifai, Nader ^a   Buring, Julie E ^a   Lee, I Min ^a   Manson, JoAnn E ^a   Ridker, Paul M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 0037006954     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-136-7-200204020-00010     Document Type: Article

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