The association between educational level and risk of cardiovascular disease fatality among women with cardiovascular disease

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 80-88

  Lee, JiWon R ^a,b,c   Paultre, Furcy ^a,c   Mosca, Lori ^a,b,c  

^a New York Presbyterian Hospital ^*  (United States)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ETHNOLOGY; FATALITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 14844357725     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2004.11.004     Document Type: Article

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