Association of hyperhomocysteinemia with coronary artery disease in Southern Iran

Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 116-119

  Golbahar, Jamal ^a   Rezaian, G R ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Homocysteine; Shiraz

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEINE;

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; EUROPE; GEOMETRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AMERICA; POPULATION RISK; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 13444291848     PISSN: 02530716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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