A comparison of first event coronary heart disease rates in two contrasting California populations

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-58

  Fraser, Gary E ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age effects; Coronary heart disease; Myocardial infarction; Seventh day adventist; Vegetarian

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGIOUS GROUP; SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; VEGETARIAN;

EID: 14744299248     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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