Association of apolipoprotein E genotypes, blood pressure, blood lipids and ECG abnormalities in a general population aged 85+

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages 1-4

  Rastas, Sari ^a   Mattila, Kimmo ^b   Verkkoniemi, Auli ^b   Niinistö, Leena ^c   Juva, Kati ^b   Sulkava, Raimo ^a   Länsimies, Esko ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c Katriina Geriatric Hospital   (Finland)

^d KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

AGED; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 2642538592     PISSN: 14712318     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-4-1     Document Type: Article

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