Fibrinogen, homocyst(e)ine, and C-reactive protein concentrations relative to sex and socioeconomic status in British young people

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 809-813

  Thomas, Non Eleri ^a   Cooper, Stephen Mark ^a   Williams, Simon R P ^b   Baker, Julien S ^b   Davies, Bruce ^b  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; FIBRINOGEN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HOMOCYSTEINE; LIPOPROTEIN A; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 30544443712     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20447     Document Type: Article

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