Cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus in different ethnic groups: The Finnmark study

Epidemiology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 550-556

  Njøhtad, Inger ^a   Arnesen, Egil ^a   Lund Larsen, Per G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b National Health Screening Service   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cohort studies; Diabetes mellitus; Epidemiology; Incidence; Myocardial infarction; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0344157809     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199809000-00014     Document Type: Article

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