Fibrinogen levels in hypercholesterolemic smokers and non-smokers in relation to age and gender

Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 231-235

  Schuitemaker, G E ^a   Dinant, G J ^a   Van Der Pol, G A ^a   Van Wersch, J W J ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Sittard Geleen Heerlen   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Age; Cardiovascular disease; Fibrinogen; Gender; Smoking; Total cholesterol

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; GENDER; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

EID: 2342477186     PISSN: 15918890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10238-004-0030-7     Document Type: Article

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