Primary prevention of coronary heart disease

British Medical Journal

Volumn 325, Issue 7355, 2002, Pages 56-57

  Brindle, Peter ^a   Fahey, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CORONARY RISK; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORTALITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0037072102     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.325.7355.56     Document Type: Editorial

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