A new predictor of risk for sudden cardiac death

Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 169-178

  Jabbar, Rowa ^a   Saldeen, Tom ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN DEATH;

AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 39049186370     PISSN: 03009734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/2000-1967-033     Document Type: Article

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