Family burden of cardiovascular mortality: Risk implications for offspring in a national register linkage study based upon the Malmö Preventive Project

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 255, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 229-235

  Nilsson, P M ^a   Nilsson, J A ^a   Berglund, G ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular; Family history; Maternal; Mortality; Risk factors; Social class

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING RATE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; FAMILY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIFESTYLE; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOLOGY; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SWEDEN;

EID: 1242317782     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.2003.01287.x     Document Type: Article

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