Coronary heart disease, genes not to be blamed totally!

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 698-

  Sheikh, Sana Sadiq ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; EATING HABIT; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; FOOD PROCESSING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH FOOD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; LETTER; PAKISTAN; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; DIET; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; CORONARY DISEASE; DIET; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77956413079     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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