Baseline population survey data on the prevalence of risk factors for coronary artery disease among Kuwaitis aged 15 years and older

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 162-166

  Olusi, Samuel Olusoji ^a   Al Awadi, Adel Mohammed ^a   Abraham, Matthew ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; IMMOBILIZATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KUWAIT; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0042385134     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2003.162     Document Type: Article

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