Screening individuals and families with premature coronary heart disease: A clinical and public health challenge

European Heart Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 212-213

  Hennekens, C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORONARY RISK; EDITORIAL; FAMILY HISTORY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RELATIVE; SCREENING;

CORONARY DISEASE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PEDIGREE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0037321330     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-668X(02)00629-2     Document Type: Editorial

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