Association of serum C-reactive protein and LDL:HDL with myocardial infarction

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 318-322

  Kulsoom, Bibi ^a   Hasnain, S Nazrul ^a  

^a ZIAUDDIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD; HEART INFARCTION; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN;

ADULT; AGED; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PAKISTAN;

EID: 34248667287     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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