Risk factors for cardiovascular disease in the elderly in Taiwan

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 279-286

  Chiu, Herng Chia ^a   Mau, Lih Wen ^a   Chang, Hsing Yi ^c   Lee, Ti Kai ^d   Liu, Hong Wen ^b   Chang, Yong Yuan ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Elderly; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TAIWAN;

EID: 3142712965     PISSN: 02575655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1607-551x(09)70119-6     Document Type: Article

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