The importance of cholesterol, blood pressure and smoking for coronary heart disease

European Heart Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 19, 2003, Pages 1703-1704

  Lewington, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DATA ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CHOLESTEROL; CORONARY DISEASE; HUMANS; SMOKING;

EID: 0141986529     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehj.2003.08.003     Document Type: Editorial

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