Prevalence of apolipoprotein e epsilon4 allele may explain the geographical variation of coronary heart disease mortality rates in Western Europe

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 667-

  Grant, William B ^a  

^a Sunlight   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; CHOLESTEROL; COLECALCIFEROL; INSULIN; SWEETENING AGENT;

CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; FINLAND; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GREECE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INSULIN SYNTHESIS; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LATITUDE; LETTER; LIPID STORAGE; MILK; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOLAR RADIATION; SUNLIGHT; WESTERN EUROPE;

APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; CORONARY DISEASE; EUROPE; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 77957677106     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-010-9494-9     Document Type: Letter

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