Serum lipids in fathers and sons at middle age: The study of sons to men born in 1913

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 254, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 126-131

  Rosengren, Annika ^a   Eriksson, H ^a   Welin, C ^a   Welin, L ^b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Department of Medicine   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Heritability; Population study; Risk factors; Serum cholesterol

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FATHER; HEALTH SURVEY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLESTEROL; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY DISEASE; FATHERS; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0042343903     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.2003.01160.x     Document Type: Article

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