Serum C-reactive protein in elderly men and women: Association with mortality, morbidity and various biochemical values

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-31

  Evrin, P E ^a   Nilsson, Sven E ^b   Oberg T ^b   Malmberg, B ^b  

^a RYHOV COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ApoB ApoA1; Cardiovascular disease; CRP; Elderly; Folate; Gender; Mortality; Myocardial infarction; Progesterone; Stroke; Urate

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATININE; DIGITALIS; DIURETIC AGENT; ENZYME; ESTRADIOL; FOLIC ACID; FOLLITROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE; URATE; UREA;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROIMMUNOASSAY; GENDER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SERUM; TURBIDIMETRY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 14044272796     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365510510013505     Document Type: Article

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