Family history of coronary artery disease - Need to focus on proper definition! [5]

European Heart Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 22, 2003, Pages 2073-

  Parmar, Malvinder S ^a  

^a Timmins and District Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; FAMILY HISTORY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LETTER; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0242570604     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehj.2003.06.010     Document Type: Letter

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