The serum uric acid and related cardiovascular risk factors in South Taiwan

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 259-264

  Huang, Chih Cheng ^a   Peng, Ming Chao ^b   Tsai, Wen Chung ^b   Chang, Yung Yee ^a   Chen, Wei Hsi ^a   Chen, Shun Sheng ^a   Liu, Jia Shou ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Chang Yau Community Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; URIC ACID;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERURICEMIA; MALE; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POPULATION RISK; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; TAIWAN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 17744372132     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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