Adverse Consequences of the 50% Misconception

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 426-427

  Kannel, William B ^a,b   Vasan, Ramachandran S ^a,b  

^a FRAMINGHAM HEART STUDY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; FAMILY HISTORY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; LIFESTYLE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 58749085039     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.09.098     Document Type: Note

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