Inverse relationship between serum bilirubin and atherosclerosis in men: A meta-analysis of published studies

Experimental Biology and Medicine

Volumn 228, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 568-571

  Novotný, Ladislav ^a   Vítek, Libor ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Artery disease; Atherosclerosis; Ischemia; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BILIRUBIN; HEME;

ARTERY DISEASE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE ASSESSMENT; MAGNITUDE ESTIMATION METHOD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHONETICS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MEDLINE; METABOLISM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BILIRUBIN; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDLINE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0038047678     PISSN: 15353702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/15353702-0322805-29     Document Type: Conference Paper

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