The prudent person's paradox

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1480-1481

  Pashkow, Fredric J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; LIPOPROTEIN;

DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDITORIAL; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0038070490     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(03)00188-8     Document Type: Editorial

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