Baldness and myocardial infarction in men: The atherosclerosis risk in communities study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 167, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 676-683

  Shahar, Eyal ^a   Heiss, Gerardo ^b   Rosamond, Wayne D ^b   Szklo, Moyses ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Alopecia; Carotid artery diseases; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; ANDROGEN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; HAIR; HEALTH RISK; MENS HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SURROGATE METHOD;

ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA; ANDROGEN RELEASE; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMMUNITY CARE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HAIR LOSS; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; ALOPECIA; ARIZONA; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 41149096489     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwm365     Document Type: Article

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