The impact of cardiovascular risk factors on the age-related excess risk of coronary heart disease

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1025-1033

  Huxley, Rachel ^a  

^a GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging; Cardiovascular risk factors; CHD; Sex

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS INDEX; CORONARY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SYSTOLE;

EID: 33749647724     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyl058     Document Type: Article

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