Alanine aminotransferase activity and mortality in older people

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1399-1401

  Hovinen, S Marjut ^a   Pitkala, Kaisu H ^a   Tilvis, Reijo S ^b   Strandberg, Timo E ^c  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 77954333016     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02901.x     Document Type: Letter

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