The first author replies [2]

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 114-

  Silventoinen, Karri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY HEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LETTER; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33845897095     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwk096     Document Type: Letter

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