Body iron stores and gender differences in risk factors for coronary heart disease

Maturitas

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 107-

  Mascitelli, Luca ^a   Pezzetta, Francesca ^b   Goldstein, Mark R ^c  

^a Medical Service ^*  (Italy)

^b Ospedale Civile di Tolmezzo   (Italy)

^c Fountain Medical Court ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; INSULIN; IRON; METFORMIN;

GENDER; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; IRON STORAGE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LETTER; MENOPAUSE; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PREECLAMPSIA; PREMENOPAUSE; RISK FACTOR; COMPLICATION; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; IRON; MALE; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77951024798     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2010.02.001     Document Type: Letter

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