Red blood cell distribution width and risk of cardiovascular events and mortality in a community cohort in Taiwan

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 171, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 214-220

  Chen, Pei Chun ^a   Sung, Fung Chang ^a,c   Chien, Kuo Liong ^c,d   Hsu, Hsiu Ching ^d   Su, Ta Chen ^d   Lee, Yuan Teh ^b,d  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anemia; Blood cell count; Cardiovascular diseases; Cohort studies; Erythrocyte indices; Erythrocytes; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CYTOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY RISK;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MORTALITY; STROKE; TAIWAN;

ADULT; ANEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CELL SIZE; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

TAIWAN;

EID: 73949133875     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwp360     Document Type: Article

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